Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The Blessings from God's Chastening
"Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby."
(Hebrew 12:11)
After God's chastening is over
What then for one is left?
Many things, worth more than gold.
And crowning them all must be
The dawning, "He did what He did
Out of love for me!"
Removing those things that
Stand betwen us and Him
Can leave one feeling punished, bereft;
But when a particular process divine
Has run its course,
Is perfected, and at last is through,
What thoughts of praise and awe there are.
And a person may even wonder,
Is this the way angels feel about You?