Hello, I'm Creflo Dala, and this is the Creflo Dala Ministries podcast.

I want to thank you for joining us today, and I sincerely hope this word encourages you,

builds your faith, and above all else, helps you to understand grace and empowers you to change.

Enjoy the message.

This morning, it has actually taken probably three years to be able to

get to this place to be able to preach on this subject because it is of grace but it doesn't sound like it is

I'm going to talk to you about the chastening of the Lord

what is that

how does it work

is God going to go back to punishing people?

If you know him, you know the answer to that.

But what I need to do is really dig into this this morning.

And I need you to really dig in this with me this morning.

I don't have any cartwheels or flips.

Just digging into this thing.

Just going line by line.

You can do a cartwheel when you get it, amen.

So let's go to the book of Hebrews chapter 12 in the King James.

Hebrews chapter 12 as we begin to deal with this issue of the chastening of the Lord.

Hebrews chapter 12 and let's start at verse 5 and I read at read verse 5 through 11 Hebrews 12 5 through 11

and you have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children.

My son despise not the chastening of the Lord.

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