09-Feb-2026 | Week 6 - 2026
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We are Limited
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones. Honour the Lord with your possessions, and with the first fruits of all your increase; so your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine. My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor detest His correction; for whom the Lord loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
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“We must accept correction, dear friends. No one should resent it. Warnings we give each other are good and thoroughly beneficial. For they bind us to God’s will. This is what the holy Word says about it: “The Lord has disciplined me severely and has not given me up to death. For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and punishes every son He accepts.”. . . Do not refuse the Almighty’s warning. For He inflicts pain and then makes us all well again. He smites, but His hands heal.”
~ St Clement of Rome
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Question 1
Relying on our limited human mind and understanding is unwise. How often do we accept correction and punishment from God which is for our own good? Or do we believe we are always right and blame God when things do not go our way?