If we belong to Jesus, we should expect to be disciplined by Him. This
reveals that we are His children. If we are not disciplined, then we do not
belong to Him.
This is no less true of our own children. An important part
of their nurture is discipline. By discipline, I do not mean merely spanking
them or punishing them. That is a necessary part of raising children, to be
sure, at least the spanking part, but discipline has a much broader application.
Nearly all of our teaching of our kids is some form of discipline. We
discipline the mind as well as the body. This is the fruit of the Spirit called
self-control. This is the foundation stone of government, self-government.
By discipline I mean living in, and raising our children in,
a culture where they learn to be disciplined by the liturgies of life. This
should affect every area of our lives, from worship to work to education. We
start by learning the discipline of confession and repentance. This creates a
humble learner which is the only way one can truly learn.
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