When God Chastises

Ellen J. Barrier/author/
Spirituality Counselor

“Men think God is destroying them because he is tuning them. The violinist screws up the key till the tense cord sounds the concert pitch; but it is not to break it, but to use it tunefully, that he stretches the string upon the musical rack”.

Henry Ward Beecher (Life Quote Lib)








Scriptures:

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence:

Shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

 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.
Hebrews 12:6-11 (K.J.V)

My Thoughts:

When we consider the things that happen upon earth that causes discomfort such as the world’s fragile economy, destruction caused by storms, intense heat, financial distress, incurable diseases, severe illnesses and other things that cause great losses, we know that this is the intervention of a hand that is supernatural.

Why?

When we consider those who are in leadership positions beginning in the homes, churches, schools, government, legal system, and in such places of authority who have failed to accept responsibility and do their jobs respectfully; and then we look at the number of young people whose lives have been affected due to poor guidance or lack of parental guidance, that have caused bullying, killings, stealing, sexual assaults, and crimes committed by very young children, we know that something is going to occur to correct this situation.

In a news report, the Headline read: 3-year-Old Boy Armed, the report further noted:

A 3-year-old boy was found wandering in the streets, with a loaded .38 caliber revolver.

Another report:

Child Criminals: Five-Year-Old Girl Murdered by Three Six-Year-Old Boys

Report after report, tells us of crimes committed by very young people. Can you imagine the wrongful and disgusting things that God and the angles see that are done by both the young and the old? Every individual in leadership positions are responsible for those who they are leading. Parents cannot blame anyone for their child’s bad behavior if they haven’t done proper parenting.

___Ellen J. Barrier

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