...Young man, do not resent it
when God chastens and corrects you, for his punishment is proof of his
love, just as a father punishes a son he delights in to make him better,
so the Lord corrects you.
Proverbs 3:11-12
...How enviable the man whom
God corrects! Oh, do not despise the chastening of the Lord when you sin.
For though he wounds, he binds and heals again.
Job 5:17-18
...So he helps us by punishing
us. This makes us follow his paths and gives us respite from our enemies
while God traps them and destroys them. The Lord will not forsake his people,
for they are his prize.
Psalm 94:12-14
...Yet, when we are judged and
punished by the Lord, it is so that we will not be condemned with the rest
of the world.
1 Corinthians 11:32
...That is why we never give
up. Though our bodies are dying, our inner strength in the Lord is growing
everyday. These troubles and sufferings of ours are, after all, quite small
and won't last very long, Yet this short time of distress will result in
God's richest blessing upon us forever and ever!
2 Corinthians 4:16-17
...Our earthly fathers trained
us for a few brief years, doing the best for us that they really knew how,
but God's correction is always right and for our best good, that we may
share his holiness. Being punished isn't enjoyable while it is happening
-- it hurts! But afterwards we can see the result, a quiet growth in grace
and character.
Hebrews 12:10-11