Enduring Hardship as Discipline

 No Discipline is painless and every discipline comes with the cost and it's very important how we are enduring this pain. If we believe that Jesus Christ is our Lord and saviour and we have started walking with him in the way He have showed us then. Definitely the journey itself is not easy journey yet it gives immense amount of joy in our heart if we ever try to understand the reason behind this journey.

In the former time - This was our condition 

As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. Ephesians 2:1-3 

Jesus Christ even called in John 8:44 to religious leader as Devil their father because they were fulfilling the desires of devil.

Well we have only one Father in  Heaven stated by Jesus Christ our Lord in Mathew 23:9. He is the Father of every creation. But because human choices  Sin enters in the creation and creation comes under the darkness and lies  and it starts to seek the will of Sin and devil who is father of lies (John 8:44) . Now Through Jesus Christ He has called us back  in the truth and gave us grace to cleanse from our sin and be a children of God again in the Kingdom of God. 

Well Now the most important part is discipline - if  our Heavenly Father do not discipline we cannot take part in His holiness because we have experienced all kinds of filthy and impure things because of sin in our body and mind, it has no idea about holiness of the God. Therefore Father has to discipline us in many way in this walk of way , truth and life that Jesus Christ taught. We cannot come and be part of holiness that Jesus Christ instructed unless we go through these disciplines.

Father disciplines his children because He loves them and if he doesn't love them - He doesn't disciple them and they are not legitimate or true children at all. Being a follower and believer of the Lord Jesus Christ we should be ready to endure this discipline in life which will bear the fruit of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. God disciplines us for our good , in-order that we may share  in his holiness. 

Holiness is a state of being completely spotless and we can see the Lord our God face to face. it is achieved but it can be received if we keep trusting the Lord and His disciplines and endure the hardships by thanking the Lord of the cause of it. 

When we go through the hardship in life - there is reminder that He loves us and He accept us as His children. (Hebrew 12:5-8) What is so important in life then one create us accept us as His sons and daughters. We need to know the reality that our Father always fight good fight and he fight according to laws. Therefore He himself has come down as a son and live a normal life with no sin and gave himself to crucify to pay the price of our sin and died and Father rose him from the death because He was son who pleased him therefore Death could hold Him. 

Today if you are born again believer and you are going through hard times be joyful because we know the reason behind this hardship and we know the result of this enduring as we know it is going give good result of righteousness and peace which is priceless. 

Now we want give our life for other people because this life belongs to him and we want more people to know this truth and Jesus Christ is only way truth and the life. Hardship we are going in this faith life as actually proof that We are accepted as His children and He wants to share his holiness with us and wants us to bear fruit of righteousness and peace. 

You know the whole world is desiring and fighting for this peace and establish the righteousness order which is not possible by human's way. it is priceless meaning is not can be bought by any price of the world. It is given through the love of God and Grace of Lord Jesus Christ and through the fellowship with HolySpirit. May the Lord bless you and give you good life that produce abundance fruits of righteousness and peace.