“He who neglects discipline throws himself away, but he who listens to rebuke gains wisdom.”
Any parent does not want their children to be naughty children, fail in studies, wrong in relationships, and experience suffering in the future. All parents would expect their children to be successful in all the fields they are engaged in and become very proud children.
Therefore parents try to give the best for their children, even they are willing to do and sacrifice anything for the sake of the child. Even so, parents sometimes have to be strict with their children: advising, educating, warning, reprimanding, and if necessary, beating, for the good of the child.
God does the same with His children. In addition to pouring out His love, His mercy, His care, His goodness, His inclusion, and His help, He will also give rebuke, advice, and chastisement to His children when they commit transgressions or live deviant lives. of His will.
The purpose of God’s rebuke and chastisement is so that we become deterrent and no longer repeat mistakes, so that we can grow in the right direction according to His will. Reprimands, beatings, or chastisement from God against His children can be in the form of problems, illnesses, difficulties, or distress.
But there are so many people who respond to God’s rebuke and chastisement with the wrong heart attitude: hurt, angry, offended, disappointed, blaming circumstances, blaming others, and even daring to blame God.
When David committed a grave sin before God, namely adultery with Bathsheba, God used Nathan to rebuke and warn. David’s response, “I have sinned against the LORD.” He asked God for forgiveness and repented.
When we receive a rebuke and chastisement from God, do not be disappointed and angry. Instead, be grateful because it means that God treats us as children, because there is no child who has never been beaten by good father.
𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐫 