Thanksgiving Day 28, Genesis 4:13-15

'And Cain said unto the Lord , My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me. And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. ' 

Genesis 4:13-15 

https://my.bible.com/bible/1/GEN.4.13-15

I am thankful for God's love and his discipline.  If you read the above passage you can look on Cain's punishment or you can look on God's love and mercy.  After God punished Cain, He still loved him.  God can punish us or discipline us and it is for our good.

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. Hebrews 12:6 KJV https://my.bible.com/bible/1/HEB.12.6.KJV

When we are disciplined, our appropriate response should be to repent.

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Revelation 3:19 KJV https://my.bible.com/bible/1/REV.3.19.KJV