"For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head."
Obidiah 1:15
The whole "thy reward shall return upon thine own head" thing is a big one in the scriptures, and it might be targeted specifically at "the heathen" here because they are the least likely to repent (although of course God offers the opportunity to all), but the idea of it... having what we give out restored to us... is not confined to any single group of people. That's going to happen to all of us, and is maybe something we should think about. I think if we remind ourselves of the whole restoration idea, we might change our ways... because we often don't want to be treated the way that we treat others, or have our own actions come back and bite us.
Today, let's consider what we are bringing upon our own heads. God's law is fair and good, taking into account repentance and change. We don't have to despair about who we have been, but we do need to do better, because in a sense every day we are rewarding ourselves, building up who we are going to be, and inviting blessings or cursings, depending on which of those we are giving out. :) Let's make sure we're helping rather than hurting, therefore turning things positive for ourselves, and our heads, as well. :)
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