Being Chastened

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Hebrews chapter 12:

5 And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons:

​​​“My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD,

​​Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him;

6 ​​For whom the LORD loves He chastens,

​​And scourges every son whom He receives.”

7 If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten?

8 But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons.

9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?

10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness.

11 Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

Each of us goes through trials and tribulation in our daily life.  Some may last days, weeks, or even months but we must not let ourselves become angry or bitter.  Instead, we should continue our walk in faith knowing that Our Loving Father has a purpose for allowing us to go through such testing.  If we never had any sustained challenges then there would be a question of whether we are HIS Sons.  None of us are perfect thus we need correction from FATHER.  Those who are mature in Christ simply walk in peace as the test continues, knowing there is a need to be tested and to overcome the adversity.  FATHER will reveal certain aspects of our life needing correction.

The more severe the test, the more peaceable fruit of righteousness to those of us who have been trained by it.  It is all about attitude when proceeding through the test.  Paul suffered much when he was spreading the Gospel.  In 2 Corinthians chapter 11 he wrote by THE SPIRIT:

24 From the Jews five times I received forty stripes minus one.

25 Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep;

26 in journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of my own countrymen, in perils of the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;

27 in weariness and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness

Did he complain about his trials?  He expressed his commitment to bringing the Gospel to the churches and was not moved by the things he suffered for Christ.  Each of us will suffer in some manner for Christ.  If we embrace the suffering, we will become an example and testimony to those who observe our suffering.  As we complete the test, we are able to minister to those who inquire about our positive attitude and we are able to give credit to Our Lord Jesus Christ Who sustained through such a test.  Embrace the chastening and trust FATHER to bring forth peace.  HIS Love will sustain us and the time will pass quicker.

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