Obedience!

For Saturday, December 14, 2024:

Deuteronomy 5:17 NKJV, God’s words: “You shall not murder.”

It’s nice that we have God’s Commandments written down. But it’s kind of unnecessary. We already know, don’t we? Jesus left us with the New Covenant, whereby God’s Laws are written on our hearts. So we already know right from wrong. God’s value system lives inside each of us!

Murder is the intentional taking of another’s life, and the key is intentional, as in plotting to kill someone. But we’re certainly allowed to defend ourselves if someone is trying to kill us! And we’re allowed to defend our country should another entity attack us. Workplace and recreational accidents can occur, wherein nobody had bad intentions, and yet someone died. Accidents happen.

But Christians do not murder. It’s against the rules, it’s against our nature and it’s disobedience toward our God.

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus In the City Fellowship