Hebrews 12:6 (KJV) For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Love and Chasteneth in the same verse; strange or is it?? Chasten means “To correct by punishment; to punish; to inflict pain for the purpose of reclaiming an offender ” Then there’s the word Love “to be pleased with; to regard with affection ” If there is affection there why would there be pain? Back in the day when I was in High School when one broke the rules and was disciplined there was no affection in the pain that was to be endured by the paddle. No you were punished, disciplined for the deed done. Now when my Daddy would discipline me it was a different story. Yes I was punished for what I had done wrong and yes there was pain involved. But it was a two sided pain; pain on my part and pain on my Dad and Mom’s part. It could have been a lie that I told, oh my Dad didn’t like you lying to him. One time when I lied to my Mom I got a whipping where I thought I was about to see Heaven’s Doors about to open; oh it was bad. Why? Not so much for lying but to teach me how wrong it was to lie. I was taught a valuable lesson that evening that has helped me all my life which none of those paddlings at school ever did. Why was that? Because I knew that none of those at school loved me but my Dad and Mom loved me and after the punishment it was never brought up again, no record was ever kept. When God punishes His children He, like my Dad does it out of love not anger. Hebrews 12:7 (KJV) If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? Did you see it? “God dealeth with you as with sons” son is a family term there is only one way to be a son or a daughter and that’s by birth. Now it makes sense. John 3:3 (KJV) Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. What is Jesus telling this man Nicodemous? Nicodemous is a grown man and Jesus is telling him except he is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God? This confused Nicodemous and he began to ask how can this be possible? There is no way I can be placed back into my mothers womb. He was right he couldn’t and neither can you and I. This is a long subject and if you have read my writing for very long I have written more than once about the New Life in Christ. Here is a cliff note on the subject. We were born with this life we are now living. But this life is an earthly life which is needed to get by here on planet Earth. This fleshly life will not be good enough for Heavenly living. The day we realize we are a sinner then there is great hope. We come to God and ask Him for Salvation which He freely gives. James 4:2 (KJV) Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
Romans 10:13 (KJV) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Once you as a sinner ask or call believing then you become a Child of God being born again. This is an experience you will not forget. Titus 3:5 (KJV) Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Then you will at times be disciplined. When I was saved, born again things began to change in my life and some were by God’s simple disciplining like when a four letter word came flying out of my mouth. I mean I had been using four letter words for years and never did I feel bad about it; not one time. But all of a sudden when I started using those words that came so freely out of my mouth God began to work or discipline me, His child. There was this feeling that said that those words were not pleasing to my Heavenly Father, let’s not use them! God began His disciplining within His new born child. Nowadays I don’t use those words but I’m still being disciplined in other areas of my life. Why is that? Because I’m God’s Child. Parents who discipline their children love their children
Hebrews 12:8 (KJV) But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
Hebrews 12:11 (KJV) Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. I can never remember going to my dad and asking him to discipline me. Oh no because disciplining is not pleasant, it's painful. Asking others for forgiveness, saying you are sorry for your actions, I shouldn’t have said that to you, those were harsh words that never should have been spoken. Sometimes God has us apologize for our actions. I have had to do that many times, to those I love and to those I don’t know and it never gets easy. It's a very humbling experience.
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