Proverbs 12

God has His good ways of correcting us and training us for the perfection of heavenly life over the course of our brief stay here below. It is wise to take that discipline to heart and to learn from it. It is good to change and to become more like Jesus.

Living a wise life requires patience and a conscience that knows the voice of the Lord and is willing to submit to what is right. Without a relationship with our heavenly Father, how will we resist the schemes of our own restless hearts that refuse correction and follow old paths that are not worthy or fruitful? But God is more powerful than our hearts and will lead His children to a better land.

The Lord knows how to make His house stand. He has chosen a glorious bride for His Son, and He is patiently and righteously working all things in heaven and on earth toward a joyful union between Jesus and this beloved bride, the perfected church. We will be the crown of our husband. The heavenly house of our righteous Husband will endure forever.

None of our Lord's pursuits are worthless. He is working all things together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purposes. Every Word of our God proceeds from a heart of perfect wisdom that loves mercy and is committed to justice and truth.

Impatient men rush ahead in ways that are out of accord with wisdom. But when Jesus came to establish our eternal blessedness through His own death and resurrection, every thought of His heart was wise, every word that He spoke was good, and all of His actions of love were pure.

Our Lord planned eternal peace for us, and then He patiently fulfilled all righteousness in order to achieve His holy purposes. His conscience is clear. He has great joy right now as He contemplates the fruit that is coming to Him from His holy life.

Jesus died for our sins and was raised from the dead in victory. He loves us with an everlasting love. There is no higher wisdom than to humbly receive our Father's discipline today and to follow Jesus.