Sometimes I Need A Little Bit of Hangin'
Luann Budd
A story is told of a mother who pleaded with Abraham Lincoln on behalf of her son who had committed an act of treason. A war court found him guilty and sentenced him to hanging. His mother sought a pardon. Lincoln granted her request but said, "I wish we could give him a little bit of hanging." Sometimes, we, too, need half a hanging because nothing drives home the blessings of a pardon like standing on the block with the noose around your neck and hearing your sentence read. Thinking about God’s justice is like a little bit of hanging.
I can’t bear to hear the stories from our missionary friends about the atrocities they’ve witnessed in Ukraine. Like the Psalmists, when we see unjust suffering, we appeal to the justice of God. Have you ever cried out for justice? When we are oppressed, treated unfairly, or experience raw evil and call for God to intervene, we are appealing to God to be the Righteous Judge. (See Psalms 7, 9, and 11)
When I was treated unfairly, God’s justice brought me comfort. When I felt like I was being hunted down at work without cause by people who intended to harm me, I entrusted myself to God
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