Have you ever wondered if God’s correction meant He was disappointed in you?
It’s so easy to confuse His discipline with His disapproval. But Psalm 23:4b shows us that even discipline can be a form of God’s comfort and care.
Here’s what you’ll hear in this week’s episode:
- What the Hebrew word nacham reveals about God’s comfort, meeting us in both our deepest emotions and our turning points of change
- How translations like The Passion Translation and The Message highlight that God’s comfort is about strength, courage, and security, not passivity
- What shepherds used rods and staffs for, and why those tools are a picture of both protection and correction
- Insights from commentaries, including Tony Evans’ reminder that God holds power in one hand and grace in the other
- Angie’s personal story of hearing God’s correction through someone else’s testimony and how His “tap-tap” discipline became an invitation back to closeness
- The lie we’re tempted to believe: “Why is He picking on you? You’re fine.” and the truth from Proverbs 3:11–12 that God disciplines those He loves
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Verse of the Week
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
(Psalm 23:4b, NASB1995)
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