There are three truths we must hold to in our suffering: God is sovereign, wise, and good. If we know these, we can trust God amid cancer, loss, and death.

This week, we take a brief break from the Ten Commandments to dive into the end of the story for Joseph and his brothers. Joseph had experienced great suffering and pain, but by the end of it, He knew that God meant it for good. God was the one who sent the storm and redeemed the storm. We need to hear the message this text preaches to us because Joseph's God is our God.

Thou Shalt Not Kill - This command requires no caveat or disclaimer. It prohibits all murder. However, this commandment has far more to teach us than just that. This commandment is broken by pulling the trigger, but it is broken before that by having anger in your heart. The truth is, we have all been murderers at heart.

In this episode on the sixth commandment, we start at the top of the ladder, seeing murder for what it is. Then, we go to the heart of the commandment in Matthew 6. Finally, we will see how we can actively obey it by desiring and doing the best for our neighbor.

God does not allow us to live in the realm of spiritual elitism while ignoring the flesh and blood around us. Christianity is not an ethereal religion. It is tangible. It is real. It is about how we speak to, live with, and treat each other. The final six commandments teach us that loving God requires that we love others. 

The first four commandments declare “Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, soul, and strength.” The final six declare “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” Better said, you cannot love God with all of your heart if you don’t give your heart to your neighbor. 

The first of these neighbor-centered commandments begin with the first neighbor you ever had - your parents. 

In this episode, we explore the third commandment by:

God's name matters more than any other name, therefore, we must care about how we use His name above every other name. It should be the desire of our heart and movements of our hands to use His name rightly. It should be our desire to live out what the first petition of the Lord’s Prayer is - Hallowed be thy name. Instead of blaspheming, misusing, and misrepresenting His name, we should hallow His name.