CHASTENTH HIM QUICKLY - Proverbs 13:24
Proverbs 13:24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him quickly.
Why does God allow terrible things to happen to me? One of the reasons you may face certain trials and difficulties may just have to do with your sin. No one likes to admit it, but it is because God loves you that HE punishes you. You should be glad that God is willing to punish you now for your willful violations of HIS perfect law rather than wait until the great throne of judgment where it might just be too late.
David violated the perfect will of God when he committed adultery with Bath-sheba and later killed Uriah. David tried to sin in secret but God allowed the punishment of David to be done in the open so that all who saw understand that God does not allow those whom HE loves escape the consequences of violating the HIS perfect law.
The punishment that David faced as a result of his committing adultery and murder was that the son of adultery died. Next Amnon raped Tamar. Absalom ended up killing Amnon. Absalom tried to take away the throne of his father and he committed adultery with 10 of David’s concubines. David had ordered that the life of Absalom be spared, but Joab had Absalom killed anyways. Even after the death of David, Solomon ended up killing Adonijah after he had made an attempt on the throne.
One mistake of doing what seemed right at that moment resulted in much chastisement by God. David loved the Lord; in fact we are told that he had a heart after the heart of God. Yet David chose to do what was right in his own eyes and he suffered the consequences. It was because God loved David that we see God coming down so hard upon David.
Look at Judah, the son of Jacob. Judah committed adultery by sleeping with his daughter-in-law yet there is no indication in scripture that God punished Judah to the same level that he punished David. David had a close relationship with God and because of this close relationship God chose to be more severe with David.
Just because someone seems to be going through a very difficult time, it does not mean that they are being corrected by God. Remember, Joseph chose not to commit adultery with the wife of Potiphar yet he still suffered false accusations and several years in prison. God does allow certain trials into our lives to prepare us for the future.
Have you faced a particularly difficult time in your life where you were wondering why God was allowing you to suffer? It may just be that you need to confess your sins and recognize God for who HE is. Do not curse God for the trials that you face, instead, learn to thank HIM for loving you enough to correct you for your failure to obey HIM.
It is a fool who sees the correction of God and says that God hates him. A wise individual has spent the time adding knowledge of the ways of God and as a result, he understands that the correction of God demonstrates the love of God. The more time you spend adding knowledge of the ways of God, the better understanding you will have of the love of God and this will better enable you to share the truth with those whom God has brought into your life.