"Do I have any pleasure in the death of the wicked," declares the Lord God, "rather than that he should turn from his ways and live? Ezekiel 18:23 (NASB)
Perhaps I have the wrong thinking about the situation, but my initial reaction is not one of joy. Maybe it should be. I'm glad justice has been served; I appreciate all of our military and they deserve *all* of the credit instead of our president (in my opinion).
I have always had a hard time understanding all of the wars in the Old Testament after "Thou shalt not kill" was handed down. True that David slew Goliath by God's command and "Joshua fit the battle of Jericho" in the same manner. It is what God commanded and He expected His people to obey. He still expects His people to obey. But, do I think that God is happy when one of His fallen creations, who rejects Him, kills 3,000+ people and in return is killed for his crimes against humanity and sentenced to eternal separation from Him? No, I don't. Even though God gave the order to kill Goliath and the other heathen nations, do you not think His heart was grieved? He was so grieved over humanity that He wished He had never created us and sent the Flood. In conclusion (after I have made a short story long) the world is a better place without Bin Laden, but [...] the sons of Ishmael won't be peaceful until the beginning of Daniel's 70th week. In other words, the battle is won, but the war is far from over.
Since writing this, I have been thinking some more. God is a God of justice. Justice has been served. If someone were to break into my home and threaten me or my wife, would I retaliate? Absolutely. If I were unable to take action at that moment, I certainly would want the police to find the culprit and press charges. Why? For the sake of justice. Vengeance perhaps? I would like to think that I wouldn't be vengeful, but it is hard to say.
Let's take a look at the above scenario from a spiritual stand point. If someone broke into my home and I shot them and they died, that would be justice, correct? If that person died apart from Christ, he would be bound for eternal separation from God, regardless of their works. It is God's will that none should perish, so His heart would be grieved, correct?
Considering the heinous acts and number of murders committed by Bin Laden, we can see that a great justice has indeed been served. Thank you to all of our military and I support our troops 100%.
I almost feel that I have been rambling in circles, so I will draw this to a conclusion. Good news: A wicked man is dead. Bad news: He is now in utter torment.
I have heard an old saying, "Love the sinner, hate the sin."
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