When God Corrects His Children

“My son despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth.” (Proverbs 3:11-12) 

We are called sons of God when we believe, accept and receive Christ as our Saviour (John 1:12). Since we are children of God, the question is: Why does God discipline His children?

God disciplines His children because He wants everything in order. Because God is a god of order. “Let all things be done decently and in order.” (1 Corinthians 14:40). His family must be under His discipline. He doesn’t punish us because He enjoys inflicting pain but because He is deeply concerned about our development. He knows that in order to become morally strong and good, we must learn the difference between right and wrong. 

When God disciplines us, he loves us. “For whom the Lord loveth, He chasteneth” (Hebrews 12:6-8). We must learn from His correction. Love and corporal punishment are inseparable and are not inconsistent but rather complementary with each other. If we rebel against God and refuse to repent, He may use guilt, crisis and bad experience to bring us back to Him.

If we would not be first moved by persuasion, He will send us pain.  he beats us to become better persons. God is delighted with our obedient response to His love. One example is the principle of tithing. It has been proven that what you sow ye shall reap. If you give what is due for God, He will abundantly give you what is due for you with overflowing "cup that runneth over". On the other hand, tremendous shortage will occur if you do not give what is due for God.

(From Rev. Teofilito A. Rufon’s Mid-week Worship messages)