Hebrews 12:5-11 (NKJV) And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: “My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.” If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten………Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness. Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
We chasten, educate, discipline or correct someone whom we love when the person is in the wrong or heading in the wrong direction.
Nobody likes to be corrected, being chastened can be painful especially when it comes from someone whom you love or respect tremendously.
It will not seem possible during the chastening process but after we humbly receive the correction then we will be a better person ready for greater works and a deeper relationship with the person who has corrected us, because we will respond in appreciation of that correction.
Normally the person who has chastened us, has earned the right to speak into our lives because of His/her love for us. In this case, God loves us, paid the price for our sin and He is our Father therefore, He has the right to correct us in all aspects of our lives.
He is the Father of spirits, He deals with us in our spirit and uses His Word to change, correct and train us. He will deal with us on those issues that are wrong in our lives so that we can be partakers of His Holiness!
God will never use sickness, pain or tragedy to deal with or discipline us. It is our earthly father who deals with our flesh.
Normally God will deal with our character, motives, wrong actions, wrong words and it will be painful and our flesh will react. Once we change, our flesh will bear the good fruit of righteousness. We will bear the fruit of the Spirit.
John 14:26 (NKJV) But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
The Holy Spirit will prompt us and tell us things that are not right in our lives wherein God wants us to change. He will also convict us if we have sinned against God. He will bring to remembrance His word so that we can differentiate between right and wrong in the sight of God.
Sermon Series: Walk with God
接受父亲的管教
希伯来书12:5-11 你们又忘了 神劝你们如同劝儿女的那些话，说：“我儿啊，不可轻看主的管教，被他责备的时候不可灰心；因为主所爱的，他必管教，又鞭打他所接纳的每一个孩子。”为了受管教，你们要忍受。 神待你们如同待儿女。哪有儿女不被父亲管教的呢？ 管教原是众儿女共同所领受的；你们若不受管教，就是私生子，不是儿女了。 再者，我们曾有肉身之父管教我们，我们尚且敬重他，何况灵性之父，我们岂不更当顺服他而得生命吗？ 肉身之父都是短时间随己意管教我们，惟有灵性之父管教我们是要我们得益处，使我们在他的圣洁上有份。 凡管教的事，当时不觉得快乐，反觉得痛苦；后来却为那经过锻炼的人结出平安的果子，就是义的果子。
当一个我们所爱的人误入歧途或就要滑向歧途时，我们会惩戒、教育、管教并纠正他。
没有人喜欢被纠正; 被惩戒时是很痛苦的，尤其是当管教来自于我们所极为敬爱与敬重的人。
当一个人虚心接受管教，他就能够成为一个更好的人，更可以承担重责大任，并且出于对那场管教的感激，而与施以教化的人建立更深的关系，虽然在管教的当下这些看上去似乎是不可能的。
通常那位管教我们的人，因着他/她对我们的爱，已经赚取了对我们的生命说话的权力。如此说来，上帝爱我们，为我们的罪付上了赎价而成为我们的父亲，于是祂就拥有了在我们生命的各个层面管教我们的权柄。
祂是众灵之父，祂在我们的灵里与我们打交道，以祂的道来改变、纠正和训练我们。祂会与我们一起处理我们生命中的错误，好叫我们与祂的圣洁有份。
神从来不会透过疾病、痛苦或悲剧来处置或管教我们。处置肉体的方式是地上父亲的方式。
神通常抓的是我们的品格、动机、错误的言行，这让我们产生痛苦，我们的肉体会反抗。而一旦我们做出改变，从我们的肉体里就会结出公义的好果子。我们将会结出圣灵的果子。
约翰福音14:26 但保惠师，就是父因我的名所要差来的圣灵，他要把一切的事教导你们，并且要使你们想起我对你们所说的一切话。
圣灵会督促和提醒我们那些存在于我们生命中的种种不端以及神要我们在何处作出改变。当我们得罪 神时，祂也帮助我们知罪。祂会提醒我们记起神的话语，使我们能够从神的角度来分辨是非。
讲章系列：与神同行