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Wednesday of the Third Week after the Epiphany
Daily Lectionary: Zechariah 8:1-23; 2 Timothy 1:1-18
You shall not murder. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not hurt or harm our neighbor in his body, but help and support him in every physical need. (The Small Catechism: Fifth Commandment)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. The naked commandment is always easier than its meaning. Jesus leans on it. Hatred is sin. Not helping your enemy is sin. I prefer a commandment that only has to do with stabbing or shooting. I can hopefully, maybe, sort of, manage that. Kind of.
The real issue goes deeper than my sinful heart. The true problem is that I disagree with God on a fundamental level with the idea that some people should be allowed to prosper. I would see them suffer in my heart. He would rather suffer Himself to save them.
The Fifth Commandment starts with a truth: God would die that your enemy would live. To break this commandment cuts to the heart of the Gospel. There should be people trapped in the wages of sin. Death. The free gift of God is life everlasting. He calls us to start there.
These are sinners that Jesus died for. These are sinners who have been given an undeserved gift. They don’t deserve to live, but God wills them alive so firmly that He’d die to make it so. That even applies to you, who harbor hatred and venom within you. Jesus died for murderers, because even when we’d rather die by the sword, He’d see us live by the Cross. Your sins are forgiven you. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. –Rev. Harrison Goodman
“You shall not murder, hurt, nor hate; Your anger dare not dominate. Be kind and patient; help, defend, And treat your foe as your friend.” Have mercy, Lord! (These Are the Holy Ten Commands, LSB 581:6)
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By Higher Things®Daily Lectionary: Zechariah 8:1-23; 2 Timothy 1:1-18
You shall not murder. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not hurt or harm our neighbor in his body, but help and support him in every physical need. (The Small Catechism: Fifth Commandment)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. The naked commandment is always easier than its meaning. Jesus leans on it. Hatred is sin. Not helping your enemy is sin. I prefer a commandment that only has to do with stabbing or shooting. I can hopefully, maybe, sort of, manage that. Kind of.
The real issue goes deeper than my sinful heart. The true problem is that I disagree with God on a fundamental level with the idea that some people should be allowed to prosper. I would see them suffer in my heart. He would rather suffer Himself to save them.
The Fifth Commandment starts with a truth: God would die that your enemy would live. To break this commandment cuts to the heart of the Gospel. There should be people trapped in the wages of sin. Death. The free gift of God is life everlasting. He calls us to start there.
These are sinners that Jesus died for. These are sinners who have been given an undeserved gift. They don’t deserve to live, but God wills them alive so firmly that He’d die to make it so. That even applies to you, who harbor hatred and venom within you. Jesus died for murderers, because even when we’d rather die by the sword, He’d see us live by the Cross. Your sins are forgiven you. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. –Rev. Harrison Goodman
“You shall not murder, hurt, nor hate; Your anger dare not dominate. Be kind and patient; help, defend, And treat your foe as your friend.” Have mercy, Lord! (These Are the Holy Ten Commands, LSB 581:6)