MURDER

THOU SHALT NOT KILL
by Jeremy Burkes

Thou shalt not kill. Exodus 20:13

Killing can mean a whole lot of things. There are a lot of ways you can kill someone. You can physically kill them you can mentally kill someone and you can kill a friendship with someone. You can’t turn on the news without hearing someone has been killed or murdered. In Matthew Jesus tells us about being angry with our brother (Matthew 5:21-22). Anger and pride are the root cause of most murders that occur in the world. To mentally kill someone you verbally break them down. When you tell someone that they are no good or you tell someone that you are better than them you kill the very thing that makes them who they are. The old saying goes sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. Words can hurt more than sticks and stones; they have a much more lasting effect. The same can be said of killing a friendship. When someone makes us angry, whether it’s on our jobs or if it’s one of our family or friends we need to pray about it. We need to take it to God and he will show us what our next step is. We need to let God guide our words and the actions we do.