I don’t know why, but I woke up Monday morning thinking about the news stories I’ve heard recently about parents beating their children—particularly one about a mother beating her 4 year old daughter to death! Then, this morning, I read about a Florida man slamming his 7 week old son to the ground for not drinking his formula! The boy died and the man was sentenced to 50 years in prison. I thought, “Just 50 years?” If ever there was an argument for the death penalty, this is it!
There are very few things that light my fire. Seriously, I’m just not the kind of person to go on rampages about topics. But this…this starts a raging inferno in my heart. Having a son of my own and a wife who has lived in an abusive home, I get a little angry when I hear parents beating and killing their own children. I don’t think I am sinning in my anger (Ephesians 4:26)–in fact, I know I’m not. I just want God’s justice to be done…and for the children who do survive–I pray that they can find refuge and healing. However, I will admit that it’s hard for me to feel mercy and extend grace to the abusive parents.
I agree Anh…child abusers/murderers should get the strictest punishment. It’s taking advantage of the weak. God also loves children (as He does all), but He makes it obvious that He punishes severely those who leads kids astray—to the bottom of the sea. Glad I’m not God as I will probably be more severe.