Today in the One Year Bible, we read from 1 Corinthians 11:17-34. In this selection, Paul says that God will sometimes discipline us. And this is true.
Why does He discipline us? Because He's angry? Vengeful? To punish us for what we've done and make us feel bad?
No, these are not the reasons. He punishes us for a purpose: to make us better. To bring us closer to Him. As the pic above says, to turn ability into achievement. He wants to take the raw material that He's given us - our gifts and abilities - and turn them into things that we do. For ourselves, for the world, and for Him.
In order to do that, He has to discipline us. Like Paul says, it's the same way that an athlete disciplines his body - so that when he runs a race, he can win. That's why God disciplines us. So we can win.
So the next time you feel like God is disciplining you, take heart. It's for your good. It's to help you run better. It's to help you win.
God, thanks for disciplining us, and for the reason why.
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Amen
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