You will not kill

* Luís Alberto Alves

This is the command most remembered by most people, whether Christian or ungodly. But little obeyed, especially when someone is overwhelmed with anger. Go blind and commit the crime. You'll only regret it when you're inside the police van. But few understand the depth of the word kill.

It may refer to the extinction of dreams in someone's life. How many Christians did not return to the rotten world, where they were imprisoned for several years, because of evil comments to their dreams. Because of lack of wisdom many Christians weak in the faith push several brothers into the abyss. They do not pay attention to what
the Lord says in the book of Proverbs, chapter 24, verse 11: "Free
those who are being taken to death and saves those who stagger
going to be killed. "

With rare exceptions, people only seek the help of Jesus Christ
when they are at the bottom of the pit, with no alternative life. Instead of finding shelter, some wolves in lambskin push them into the abyss. The worst death is spiritual, when you lose faith in the Lord, and everything seems to have no solution. It is accompanied by strong depression, aimed at throwing the sheep into the hole as quickly as possible.

It is at this moment that we should not play the Devil's game, which came to kill, steal, and destroy. Caution is required when talking about certain subjects. Otherwise we kill hope, the great companion of faith. Without it we are doomed to failure.

The spiritual dead can no longer hear the word of God. For him
It's all over. All you have to do is wait for the end and rest in a cold pit.
of the cemetery. That is why Jesus Christ said in the book of John, chapter 10, verse 10: "The thief cometh only to steal, to kill, and to destroy; I have come that they may have life and have it in abundance. " The Devil will always work to kill the Christian's faith, impede his walk to glory.

For the dead can no longer seek the Lord. It is as it is written in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 9, verses 5 and 6: "For the living know that they shall die, but the dead know not any thing, neither shall they have a reward, because their memory lies in oblivion. Love, hate and envy to them
they have perished; they have no part in any of the
which is done under the sun. "

Someone who is dead will not be able to do God's work, for his strength
are over. This is the reason why Satan fiercely attacks our
youth and children, to kill the future of the gospel. He uses, in this evil project, drugs, violence and child prostitution, as a means of curtailing the spread of the word of Jesus Christ.

The great patrimony of young people is hope. By killing her, the walk is interrupted. Someone without perspective is an empty vessel, a night without stars and moonlight, is the predominant mood at a wake. When God tells us not to kill, He refers to various types of death, not only the one in which the body is inert and the spirit is withdrawn from it.

Several weak Christians, discouraged by the weariness of battle,
open their mouths and bury the faith of brothers who would be of great importance to the gospel. I remember a great woman very used by God, who prayed for 13 years awaiting the conversion of her husband. During this period he heard several words of spiritual death. Some said she should hand over the points, for this miracle was difficult to do.

He did not listen, prophesied, and today the couple do the work of God together. He became more fervent in faith. Because of the Lord's mercy, her dream did not die. When Jesus Christ was called to raise the daughter of Jairus, the word of death came from the relatives of his father, as it is written in the book of Mark, chapter 5, verses 35 and 36: "He spake again, when some came from the house of the chief of the synagogue, to whom they said, Thy daughter is dead; Why do you still trouble the Master?

But Jesus, not going to such words, said to the chief of the synagogue:
Fear not, believe only. " This episode shows that our
Our family members also try to kill our dreams when we meet the Lord. It is the mother who is advised to give up praying for the drugged son, the alcoholic husband, or for the
daughter. The words of death are supported by examples that did not work out because of the Devil's finger.
If the Christian or Christian does not have much
faith, it is another dream thrown into the grave of unbelief. The advice
for this situation, according to Jesus Christ, is to believe and not to fear the worst. Because Satan is going to work for the situation to be critical, forcing the quitting. It is when our boat sways and the waves of difficulties seem like it will cover it up.

out. At this moment the Lord brings blessing and concretizes that dream so desired by that servant. It is common during a wake, the relatives of the dead think about what will happen to that family. Especially when the deceased was responsible for the maintenance of the house and managed to appease the moods. I went through this situation. When I had just buried my mother, after 25 days of my father's death, I left the cemetery thinking about what would happen to me from there. He felt a very large void.

 For a few days I could not stay in a dark place. The lights in all the rooms of the house were accessible, even during the day. I tried to be in the yard, under the sun. If it were up to me, I would put a wedge in time, preventing the hours from passing. He did not feel hungry, thirsty, cold or hot. The skin on his arms went numb. Even tweaking did not feel pain. I tried to pray a lot to the Lord, to ask for comfort and a solution to my case. I needed to stay alive. If I died, my family would end.

 I was like the only soldier alive on the battlefield, who needs to find the strength to come alive to the barracks to continue the battle. The Lord did not allow my dreams to die. It gave me strength to keep on going. After nearly six years of this terrible experience, I have grown stronger. I was not let down by the sadness and melancholy, common in the life of someone who lost a loved one. I tried to lift my head. I understood what God said in the book of Proverbs, chapter 24, verse 10: "If you show yourself weak in the day of trouble, your strength is small."

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor