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Psalms 112:1-10 ¹ Praise the Lord! (NLT)

   How joyful are those who fear the Lord
      and delight in obeying his commands.
² Their children will be successful everywhere;
      an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.
³ They themselves will be wealthy,
      and their good deeds will last forever.
⁴ Light shines in the darkness for the godly.
      They are generous, compassionate, and righteous.
⁵ Good comes to those who lend money generously
      and conduct their business fairly.
⁶ Such people will not be overcome by evil.
      Those who are righteous will be long remembered.
⁷ They do not fear bad news;
      they confidently trust the Lord to care for them.
⁸ They are confident and fearless
      and can face their foes triumphantly.
⁹ They share freely and give generously to those in need.
      Their good deeds will be remembered forever.
      They will have influence and honor.
¹⁰ The wicked will see this and be infuriated.
      They will grind their teeth in anger;
      they will slink away, their hopes thwarted.

Proverbs 27:17

¹⁷ As iron sharpens iron,
      so a friend sharpens a friend.

I hope, I would do that for you, and you would do that for me. We sharpen each other, that is so profound if you take a moment to think about it.  Hebrews continues with the theme of faith; but it draws into complete focus the fact that we are God’s children, and that he looks upon us as a Father, and  that is a difficult thing to accept, at the heart level sometimes, even though we are Christians and we know this. We have been taught to understand that God, the one God of all, is our Father, and that he is guiding us and teaching us and disciplining us as a Father.

The scripture clearly shows us that God is a loving Father so He may thwart something that we are trying to do out of love for us, and we need to be sensitive to what He is doing in our lives.  He loves us; His heart is good towards us; and what He is after is our freedom, and so sometimes the discipline can be painful.  But it’s to free us of something that is binding us.

Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,
and the one who gets understanding,
for the gain from her is better than gain from silver
and her profit better than gold.
She is more precious than jewels,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.
Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honor.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.
She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called blessed.

Let us find her, and let us tell everyone how precious and rich she is indeed.