God Disciplines His Sons

Hebrews 12
¹Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. ²Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. ³Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

⁴In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. ⁵And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons:
"My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline,
and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,
⁶because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son."^[a]

⁷Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? ⁸If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. ⁹Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live! ¹⁰Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. ¹¹No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

¹²Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. ¹³"Make level paths for your feet,"^[b] so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

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This race is not going to be easy. However, always know that we are not running this race alone. We are running with God, my God, our God. Many early believers, including myself, have lost faith in the run, soon after the passion and conviction at the point of salvation runs out. The sinner in us begin to feel weary, tired... and return to our sinful ways. You really have to ask yourself, how many times do you want to run a short distance and then go back to square one? Not for me. I want to continue the run and never look back...to closer and closer to HIM. Remember

Hebrews 9:14

¹⁴How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death,^[c] so that we may serve the living God!

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Remember

Salvation by grace and repentance of my sins. As a believer, the sacrifice of Jesus Christ was not a license for anyone of us to continue to indulge in our sins. We rejoice in our salvation as God has make us see the truth , so that we can grow in His likeness and to serve the living God!