The 6th Commandment – You Shall Not Murder – seems simple enough. Most people will never physically murder someone in their lifetime. That said, Jesus gives the authoritative interpretation of this Commandment in the Sermon on the Mount when He associates anger with murder. Similarly, the apostle John associated hatred with murder as well (1 John 3). And while many of us will never physically murder someone, all of us deal with emotions and attitude that lead to murder. Considering this, we desperately need God’s grace in our battle against sin and our living consistently with this commandment. Please join with your church family in praying that God will do a great work in the life of our church family.
Prayer Guide: June 30, 2019 – Exodus 20:13
1. Worship the Great and Merciful God who willingly forgives sinners and restores them to fellowship with Himself.
2. Praise Jesus who was murdered at the hands of sinful men so that God’s people might have life.
3. Ask God to strengthen you by His Spirit to love Him with all that you are and to love your neighbor as yourself.
4. Confess to God your struggle with unrighteous anger. Seek forgiveness for the times when your anger has hurt others – your spouse, your kids, friends, co-workers, etc.
5. Pray for grace to use words that encourage and build up rather than slander and tear down others.
6. Pray for our country and for our leaders. Ask God to raise up men and women who will promote and support the sanctity of human life at every level.
7. Pray for our Taiwan Mission Team. Ask God to move in them and through them for His glory.
8. Pray that God’s Spirit would move in marvelous and amazing ways in and through us – bringing spiritual and numerical growth to our church family for His glory.