A Curse Fulfilled

S ~ In this way, God punished Abimelech for the evil he had done against his father by murdering his seventy brothers.  God also punished the men of Shechem for all their evil. So the curse of Jotham son of Gideon was fulfilled.  Judges 9:56-57

O ~ Ablimelech killed 69 of his half brothers, and eventually levelled the town of the people who made him their leader. He was then killed by a woman dropping a millstone on his noggin, as he was attempting to burn down the strong tower she and the people had fled to. A whole lot of death. And in it all, God was punishing them all. They didn't get away with their sin.

A ~ God is just. He is a God Who punishes sin. Thankfully, there is a choice - instead of being punished for sin, we can be forgiven for sin, as Jesus was punished already for our sin. I don't know how it works - how it all counts that Jesus paid the price for all our sin - but I am grateful it does! Sin doesn't go unpunished.

P ~ God, thank You that You punish sin. I would often like to 'get away with it', but in the end, that is a death trap. Thank You for being just - Your justice is part of Who You are. I wouldn't have it any other way.