Blessings in Correction

The other day, a friend sent me wonderful verse which encouraged me. I wanted to study it out a little more, and I wanted to share a little with you.

Blessed is the man whom thou chasteneth, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law"
~Psalm 94:12

• Blessed~ How happy, a term used to describe a person (or nation) who enjoys a relationship with God
• Chasteneth~ Hence, to instruct; teach; God is the ultimate source of true instruction and chastening; wisdom presents the disciplined One as blessed, even though the process is painful.
• Teachest~ Diligently instructed; skilful teacher
• Law~ Torah; precept or statute

Then I found all these verses that correlated with this passage:

Psalm 119:67 "Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word."

Revelation 3:19 "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent."

Psalm 119:71 "It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes."

Job 5:17 "Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:"

1 Corinthians 11:32 "But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world."

Proverbs 3:11-12 "My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD: neither be weary of his correction: for whom the LORD loveth he correcteth: even as a father the son in whom he delighteth."

Hebrews 12:5-7,10-12 "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: for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?.. for they [our fathers] verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure: but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. 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.

This also reminds me of what the Word says Scripture is profitable for:

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."

So in my life today, I was just reflecting how THANKFUL I should be if the LORD is correcting me (which He always does in such a gentle way, either through my parents, a friend, a circumstance or teaching me from His Word) - this means to me that He is not DONE with His work in me! I am a work IN PROGRESS, just as it says in Philippians:

"Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Christ:"

Blessings to you all,

~Dani