![]() ![]() No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Endure hardship as discipline God is treating you as sons. ![]() Sometimes the chiseling process is painful and the discipline irksome, but then the Scripture reminds us: “The Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son. ![]() The clue to understanding all his dealings with them is to remember that throughout their lives he is training them for what awaits them, and chiseling them into the image of Christ. It is the same with the children of the King of kings. In this world, royal children have to undergo extra training and discipline which other children escape, in order to fit them for their high destiny. “The Christian up to his eyes in trouble can take comfort from the knowledge that in God’s kindly plan it all has a positive purpose, to further his sanctification. ![]()
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