The Love of Discipline

It was recently reported that Grace Community Church, in Jacksonville Florida, is going through quite a trial right now.  Foxnews.com reported that GCC is in the midst of a church discipline matter – the story became national news as of last night (story here).  We can thank the Lord for the church’s resolve in this matter.  On the other hand, it is quite odd that the person being disciplined has expressed such regret over the publicity of her case – and yet she is the one (it is reported) who disclosed the matter to foxnews in the first place.  This is, no doubt, a rather tangled matter – but we do pray that God’s glory would be revealed through the faithful perseverance of his people…