Judges 1:4-7
1:4 And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.1:5 And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.1:6 But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.1:7 And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
There is a record that is kept for us concerning our dealings with people.When we have power over them, it becomes difficult for them to express their dissatisfaction,talk less of fighting for their right. When the king of bezek was in power,he oppressed 70 other lesser kings by cutting their toes and fingers. As if that was not enough. he derived pleasure in making them eat crumbs from under his table.
There are people today that act in barbaric manner like this, treating their subjects as if they bought them. You might probably have been dealing with your maid or any other domestic servant under you, in an ungodly way.For you,it could be your employee .God is watching and keeping perfect record of how you treat them.
Adonibezek in the story above quickly judged himself by admitting that God visited him with the same act of wickedness he had unleashed on his subjects
So when you are visited with an unpleasant situation, look back and reflect on your previous attitude and behaviour towards men and make amends,and God will surely forgive and restore you in Jesus name.
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