Many of God’s people live miserable lives because they are ignorant of God’s Word. In their ignorance, they’ve developed a wrong perception of God. When negative things happen to them, they think God is inflicting punishment on them for their wrongdoing. How untrue that is! Some Christians assume the sickness in their body is God’s punishment for their disobedience. Some others even attribute their financial misfortune to God.
“But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons” (Hebrews 12:8). God does correct and discipline His children just as every loving father should, but the question is: How does He do it? Well, it’s not the way many people think. He will never use the devil’s tools – sickness, accidents, pain or financial misery – to keep His children on track. He has His own method and that is through His Word: “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16).
Proverbs 22:15 says, “Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.” God’s rod of correction is His Word! God’s Word is powerful, and in it is the supernatural ability to transform the life of anyone that yields to it. The fathers of our flesh discipline us in our flesh but the Father of our spirit disciplines us in our spirit; and He does it through His Word. This is why your response to God’s Word is very important. Open your heart to the Word today , let it correct you and change you.
