God's sin-purging medicine,.

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(Arthur Pink, "http://www.gracegems.org/Pink2/a_fourfold_salvation.htm" A Fourfold Salvation" 1938)

"God chastens us for our good — that we may
share in His holiness." Hebrews 12:10

Chastening is God's sin-purging medicine, sent . . .
to wither our fleshly aspirations,
to detach our hearts from carnal objects, 
to deliver us from our idols, and
to wean us more thoroughly from the world.

God has bidden us, "put to death whatever in you 
is worldly: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil 
desire, and greed." (Col. 3:5) If we refuse to comply 
with this unpleasant task, then we may expect God 
Himself to use the pruning knife upon us! 

"My son, do not take the Lord's chastening lightly, 
or faint when you are reproved by Him." (Heb. 12:5) 
This is a beneficial warning. So far from despising the 
Lord's chastening, we should be grateful for it — that 
God cares so much and takes such trouble with us, 
and that His bitter medicine produces such healthful 
effects. "No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but 
painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of 
righteousness and peace for those who have been 
trained by it." (Hebrews 12:11)