In the struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. You have forgotten the exhortation, which address you as sons:
My son; do not think lightly of the Lord’s discipline, or be discouraged when He corrects you. For whom the Lord loves, He disciplines and He chastises every son He acknowledges.
You must endure this testing, God is treating you as His children. Can anyone be a child and not be disciplined by his father?
If you avoid the discipline in which all children share, the you must be illegitimate and not true children.
Again, as we paid due respect to our human fathers who disciplined us, we should submit even more readily to our Spiritual father and so attain Life. They disciplined us for a short time, as they thought best, but God does so for our true welfare, so that we may share in His holiness.
Discipline, to be sure, is never pleasant and at times; painful, but afterwards those who have been trained by it will reap the harvest of a peaceful and upright life.
So: brace your drooping arms and shaking knees and keep strong in your faith, then after it is all over God will give healing and blessings.
Hebrews 12:4-13 i
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