17/05/2026
MIND OF CHRIST MINISTRIES INT'L
Sunday, 17th May 2026
~Apostle Fred Byaruhanga
Hebrews 12:7 KJV; Endure what you suffer as being a father's punishment; your suffering shows that God is treating you as his children. Was there ever a child who was not punished by his father?
ENDURING REBUKE
Sometimes, when you hear from God, it may be a rebuke. However, you must still open your heart to Him despite the rebuke.
In any case, I would rather God rebuke me than stay silent. If a Christian only wants to hear sweet things from God but never wants to listen to His rebuke, he or she will eventually stop hearing from Him.
You should be glad when God rebukes you because it is the child the father loves that he chastens.
When David was rebuked in 2 Samuel 12:1-14, he did not harden his heart, rather, he repented, and God continued to walk with him.
How do you react when you hear a rebuke from your pastor? Do you harden your heart or do you make amends immediately?
No matter how influential a believer is in ministry, or how gifted the fellow is in the Holy Spirit, if such a person hardens his or her heart against God’s rebuke, God can reject such a believer.
“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.” If you want God to keep walking with you and speaking to you, you need to have a broken spirit and a contrite heart.
God is not moved by mere religious activity; He is most interested in a relationship with you. However, just as it is impossible to have a good relationship with someone you cannot correct when they offend you, God will not dwell with hard-hearted individuals.
Beloved, when God rebukes you, whether through His word, a fellow believer, or directly by Himself, never harden your heart.
NOTE: Just as it is impossible to have a good relationship with someone you cannot correct when they offend you, God will not dwell with hard-hearted individuals. You should be glad when God rebukes you because it is the child the father loves that he chastens.
PRAYER: Father God, thank you for your word. It searches my heart and softens it to receive rebuke and amend wrongs positively. I am of a broken spirit and of a contrite heart, in Jesus' name, Amen.