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(Letters of John Newton)
"For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth
every son whom he receiveth." Hebrews 12:6
"As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous
therefore, and repent." Revelation 3:19
My Dear Friend,
Because the Lord loves you--He appoints trials for you. Like
most effectual medicines, they are neither pleasant to the taste nor in their
operation, when first taken--but afterwards they yield a harvest of
righteousness and peace. He sends them not for His own pleasure, but for our
profit.
He could relieve you in a moment, but He does not. The plain
inference is, that it is good, it is best for us to be afflicted!
I have had my trials, and I can from experience bear
testimony to His all-sufficiency and faithfulness.
He does all things well. How can He who is infinitely wise
and good, do otherwise?
"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." Proverbs 3:11-12
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