When “Charge It” Didn’t Pay - Love Worth Finding - August 15
August 15, 2025 - When “Charge It” Didn’t Pay
Hebrews 12:7-9
Sermon: 1684 When We Say “Father,” Part 1
Pray Over This
“If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?”
Hebrews 12:7-9
Ponder This
When I was about five, I went with my dad in West Palm Beach, Florida, to the community grocery store on Georgia Avenue. I saw something that day that astounded me. My dad went into the store, gathered some groceries, and as he walked out, he said to the man behind the counter, “Charge it.” I’d never heard that phrase, “Charge it.” The man wrote something down in a book, and my dad just waved and walked out.
My brother and I had discovered a very special word. For about two weeks, we would visit the community grocery store, buy what we want, walk out, and say the magic words, “Charge it.”
But one day, my dad called us in, and I learned two things. I learned the difference between cash and credit, and I learned that whom the father loves, he disciplines. My dad had to teach me what I didn’t know and train me in a new way. God is still growing you and has so many things to teach you when you come to Him. He does so out of love.
- What are some ways you have been disciplined in your relationship with God?
- What are the ways you resist God’s discipline and teaching? Why is it hard to receive instruction from God?
Practice This
Share with a friend what you feel like God has been teaching you and ask your friend to pray for you in listening to God.
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