The more we walk with God, the more we are amazed at His goodness in His dealings with man. One of the things that strike our attention is with regards to His way of disciplining the saints in the New Covenant. Most of the time, He shows abundant mercy and seems to overlook our mistakes and mishaps to an extent that we would never do in our relationships with others. The surprising thing is that even when He disciplines us, it can come at a later stage and not immediately. We see this many times in God's dealings with the people of Israel too.
But what I find most surprising is that God does not continue his discipline until we are thoroughly repentant. He does not bear down on us all the way down till we admit and change our ways. Many a time, we realize only later on as to why we went through that phase in our life. It almost seems like He regretted punishing us (or 'discipline' if you don't like the word 'punish') and does not even wait to see if we have learned our lesson or not. He withdraws His rod quickly, and draws us back with love and compassion. He is a God who is slow to anger and plenteous in mercy (KJV). What a great God we have!
But what I find most surprising is that God does not continue his discipline until we are thoroughly repentant. He does not bear down on us all the way down till we admit and change our ways. Many a time, we realize only later on as to why we went through that phase in our life. It almost seems like He regretted punishing us (or 'discipline' if you don't like the word 'punish') and does not even wait to see if we have learned our lesson or not. He withdraws His rod quickly, and draws us back with love and compassion. He is a God who is slow to anger and plenteous in mercy (KJV). What a great God we have!
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