No Pleasure In Punishment ….
Posted in Bible Study News on 06/12/2009 12:54 pm by Santhi Dayala 
“Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel? “For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,” says the Lord God. “Therefore turn and live!” (Ezekiel 18:31-32).
Daddies don’t take delight in punishing their children. God is different. We can say for certain that our Heavenly Father never takes delight in punishing His children. He gets no kick from it. His anger is not quenched by it. He gains no satisfaction in it. So what energises him when it comes to discipline?
God disciplines us for our good, which we may share in His holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at this time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. (Hebrews 12:10-11). This God’s motive: our training. We are not his whipping post, no matter what our sin. We are His children, and He wants us to share in His holiness. It is in this He takes delight.
God is not a celestial killjoy Who hides a club behind His back hoping to catch one of His children in trouble so He can exercise His divine right to punish. God wants us to get a new heart regarding our sinful habits. He says, “Repent and live!” Good advice. We have all had human fathers who disciplined us…”How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live” (Hebrews 12:9).