Corrective Love

Brother Neff’s Collections – March 20, 2015

July 18, 2026

Hebrews 12:5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

Parents that truly love their child will sometimes have to correct the child when he or she has gotten off of the right path or become disobedient.  A loving parent does not discipline the child to hurt the child, but to help the child.

God loves His children.  He corrects and chastises His children to help them, not to hurt them.  When we think of chastisement, we usually think of discipline and correction, and it does mean this.  But it also means to train, teach, and instruct.

Two extremes must be avoided when we are disciplined by the Lord.  We must not take the correction lightly as if it was not important; and we must not go to the other extreme and become bitter and question God’s love.  God’s corrective measures prove His love for us and His desire to keep us on the right path.

Reflection—Spiritual things forgotten need to be remembered!