Brothers and Sisters,
Most people equate the word discipline with the word punishment. They are not the same. Let me give you an example. When my mother-in-law was still alive, she lived with us, and took care of our youngest daughter, a toddler at the time. Every morning, she has her make her bed; they really made it together. Eventually, my daughter learned to make her bed by herself without any prompting from anyone. In discipline, the teacher and the follower work together at a task.. To read the Bible daily is discipline not punishment.
11 My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline,
and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
as a father the son he delights in. ( Proverbs 3:11-12)
May the Lord richly bless you!