Hope for the Broken

The focus in this passage is the Father's love. The example that the author of Hebrews uses is the personal relationship we have with God. We are God's children, His sons and daughters. And because of that relationship, God disciplines us. And again, we are to take the example set by our Heavenly Father in providing discipline for our kids.

When it comes to the topic of discipline, we realize that we are a family under construction. There are many different views and approaches to discipline. Some views might tend to be more controversial than others. The thing that we all share in common, those of you that are parents, is that the biggest heartaches and heartbreaks we've ever experienced in our lives is over our kids. And when it comes to the topic of disciplining our kids, we often feel like failures, or we just don't know what to do. Well, the Bible gives us a framework, a construction plan, a blueprint to how we can accomplish the goal of disciplining our kids and the next generation. And today we are going to look at that framework by looking at Hebrews, chapter 12.

A healthy marriage is like walls in a home.  Walls protect the home from the outside elements.  They also provide structure and support inside the home.  God gave us the design for a healthy marriage in Genesis chapter 2.  As we look at The Blueprint, God's design for family, we should aim to build walls of healthy marriages.