"Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so The LORD your God disciplines you. Observe the commands of The LORD your God, walking in His ways and revering Him." Deuteronomy 8:5-6 (NIV)
This Fifth Book of Moses, the fifth book of the Pentateuch, which center around the events that occur near the end of the life of Moses, was written to the people of God. Here Moses told them that just as they discipline their children, so The Lord God disciplines them. His purpose was to correct their wayward attitude and behavior. Moses encouraged them to obey The Lord, to keep His commandments, and to walk in His ways.
Some times as believers, because of our back-sliding sinful behavior, we need a good old fashion spanking, and The Lord God provides us with the appropriate discipline to get our attention and to change our behavior. In this day of "time out" as a form or punishment, some parents need to be reminded that The Bible says, spare the rod, spoil the child. (Proverbs 22:15, Proverbs 23:13, and Proverbs 29:15) None of us received all of the punishment from our parents that we deserved, and thanks to His goodness and mercy, The Lord God did not discipline us every time that we sinned. However, our sins did not go unnoticed. (Job 34:21)
If we confess our sins and ask to be forgiven, He will cleanse us of our unrighteousness because Jesus paid the price for our sins. (1 John 1:9) If we do not confess our sins, then we will have to give and account for them. (Luke 16:2) Blessed is the man whom The Lord God chastises. (Psalms 94:12) He only disciplines us because He loves us, and He wants us to do that which is right. (Proverbs 3:12 and Hebrews 12:6)
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