Today we are talking about yesterday’s news.
There is much talk about the young 22 year old boy that was killed by his stepfather. This boy worked at Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church. If the blog I read by pastor Mike Slaughter was understood correctly newspeople were asking how the stepfather could be a member of the church one day and a murderer the next day. I probably didn’t word that exactly the way it was originally written. My point is there are many questions going through people’s minds about this tragedy.
I have written much about these wolves in sheep clothing lately. Look back at the June writings and you may see something that talks about how these people that do wrong may be sitting next to you at church. In this case the man that murdered his stepson seems to be like a selfish spirited coward. He had his own motives for venting his anger in such a way that he took a young man’s life. He showed selfishness when he didn’t control himself. He also showed that he is cowardly when he ran away from the crime. He committed the crime but he doesn’t want to pay the time.
I know prisons are not pleasant places. I wouldn’t want to be in one for even a few minutes from what I am told about them. I have even been told there are crimes committed within the walls of the prisons. No one should want to go there. Prisons are needed though. There are criminals out there that will continue doing bad things if they are not stopped. We still live on this earth.
The cowardly man that shot and killed his stepson may even cry over the terrible thing he has done. He may even weep real tears. Does that mean he shouldn’t go to prison?
I’ve read that because Brandon Haskins was a Christian person his family is prepared to forgive the murderer because Brandon would want them to forgive him. I agree with the forgiveness going on. I do think it makes sense that the man that murdered Brandon gets evaluated for this crime committed. Surely he needs to be captured, tried, and convicted. His deed was witnessed by his own 7 year old son and his wife. They saw what he did and he isn’t going to easily be able to get out of this. So many lives are affected by what this man did.
Do you think the Lord cares that a life was taken? I believe God cares about all the people that have been murdered. He cares when he heard the cries of Brandon’s Mother when she knew her son was dead. He cares about the lonely prostitute that is murdered on the streets, too. It is written that God is mindful of the sparrow that falls to the ground. You can read about the sparrow in Matthew 10 or Luke 12.
Today there is much sorrow over the life of a young boy that shouldn’t have died the way he did. Murder is a callous hearted action committed by a man. This was not an act of war. This was one selfish hearted individual taking a gun and carelessly taking the life of another person. We need to pray the evil hearted murderer will be captured or give himself up. We also need to pray that he will genuinely repent over his wrongdoing. His relationship with God is the serious issue at hand now. If everyone else forgives him it means nothing if he doesn’t get his heart cleansed by God.
Revelation 21:7-9 (King James Version)
”7He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. 8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. 9And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”