Is it better to ignore a child who is screaming, or to punish that child? Sometimes it is best to ignore someone who is screaming but not to the point of negligence. Sometimes it is best to punish children, but not at the risk of abuse. God treats rebellious people in both manners, but all for a simple purpose: He wants to instructs us in the proper way (not the way that seems the most gratifying).
Thomas Watson points to Job 5:17, which says, "Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty." Watson further explains, "Persecution is a rod, yes-but for all that it is a blessed rod, it is a healing rod. Though the rod smarts-yet it saves the soul.... Affliction is like throwing a bag of money at another person; it may bruise him- but it enriches him."
God corrects us when we stray because He loves us. He is always present in our lives, and He wants to see us succeed. God corrects us because we matter to Him. He does not wish to see us fall to the depths of darkness.
God is not cruel. He doesn't want to see us hurt. He seeks to love, comfort, and encourage us. He desires to ultimately build us up. God is always present in our lives, molding us into the men and women He wants us to be.
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