God has said that He will chasten us if we willfully disobey Him,
and we know that He keeps His Word.
If we truly love God and respect Him,
we will not want to disobey Him.
This kind of loving respect for God makes us wise and thus enables us to make right choices.
This is why the Bible says,
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." Proverbs 9:10
May we learn to love righteousness and to hate sin.
If for any reason we do bring God's chastening hand upon us,
let us accept it in the right spirit.