Things God will Always Punish
When we see others commit sins, we often decide if they are serious sins, or if we should overlook them. I know a sin is a sin, and all of them are hurtful, but we are to be merciful like God is merciful. There are times in God's mercy when He doesn't punish us as much as we deserve to be punished. We have to decide when we will be merciful, and when we will enact the right punishment for the sin. This can be very challenging for us, but God always makes the right decisions about punishing sins. The people of Judah had all kinds of enemies. The prophet Amos gave a prophecy about what God was going to do to their enemies. When it came to Edom's punishments, we see some things that can be very helpful for us to remember. (Amos 1:11) "This is what the Lord says: The people of Edom have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished. They chased down their relatives, the Israelites, with swords, showing them no mercy. In their rage they slashed them continu...