“And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says,“My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son. Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?” Heb 12:5-7
A rebuke like so many other things is also a biblical principle, as well as love, forgiveness, faith, righteousness, integrity, holiness. But what I have seen this principle is that over time has been completely distorted. People have used the rebuke as a weapon of offense, assault, rather than help, the next drop even more. They use this to ignore, deduct their frustrations, anger, unfulfilled ambitions
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But the rebuke after the heart of God is something far beyond that, is something that is full of love, kindness, that keeps us from feeling the worst person in the world, a failure, that our life is ended by an error, that the hopes is ended. The righteousness of God has its own end, which is to show the right way, our feet take the path of error, the slavery of sin, to give us a life of peace, blessings, victory, prosperity. She has to raise our spiritual level, to make us more holy and filled with the Holy Spirit.
Every correction in principle is not regarded as something pleasant to our eyes, ears, heart. She stirs in our soul, often generates sadness we are outraged, revolted, however after the "moment of crisis', it is always important to analyze, ponder, why we were reprimanded, repent before God and go on believing that God is the one ever despise a contrite heart, as seen in Psalm 51:17” in My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.”
Many times we have rejected, despised, not forgiven for mistakes and sins we commit, but God our Father is always faithful, giving us forgiveness and the chance of resumption, as natural as a father corrects the son he loves, just imagine God created us with a wonderful purpose, He always there to show us what needs to be changed, so we can look even more like Him and all He does is for love, that we may be more accepted, so that we can enjoy more of His presence and His intimacy.
And finally, let me make this verse for you to record every time it is corrected, "
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. II Co7:10
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