1. And God spoke all these words:
2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
3 “You shall have no other gods before me.
4 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
13 “You shall not murder.
14 “You shall not commit adultery.
15 “You shall not steal.
16 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
GOD gave us the ten commandments, not so that we can have miserable lives, but in order for us to have good lives. GOD wants the very best for all of us and the rules HE gave us will protect us all.
Often as Christians we need to go back to these rules for our lives and dwell on each and every one. Think about them and them put them into practise.
GOD must be at the very top of our lives. HE is our ALPHA and our OMEGA.
We should not have ANY other GODS in our lives, be that money, houses, cars, possessions or anything else that occupies our time more than GOD.
Then we should NEVER misuse the name of OUR GOD. Not for any reason or excuse other than to worship and praise HIM.
We need to keep the Sabbath day HOLY. It is a day dedicated to the worship of GOD and it must be a day of rest. GOD gave us this day to recharge our batteries in order to live full lives in the week.
We need to honour our parents. Too many children today are brought up and not taught this and it leads to the breakdown of family values and indeed the break up of the family unit itself.
Obviously we should not murder. We should not commit adultery. We should not steal. We should not give false testimony and then lastly we should not be envious.
If we obey these rules, not only are our lives happier and healthier but can you imagine a world where each and every person lived according to these commandments. What a wonderful place this world would be!
Prayer: Heavenly FATHER GOD, I thank YOU for the rules you gave to my forefather Moses on Mount Sinai. I thank YOU FATHER that I have these rules to live by. Help me FATHER to obey each and every one of YOUR commandments and not to put any of them in a lesser priority in my life. I pray this in the Name of my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Stay obediently GOD blessed today.
Then we should NEVER misuse the name of OUR GOD. Not for any reason or excuse other than to worship and praise HIM.
We need to keep the Sabbath day HOLY. It is a day dedicated to the worship of GOD and it must be a day of rest. GOD gave us this day to recharge our batteries in order to live full lives in the week.
We need to honour our parents. Too many children today are brought up and not taught this and it leads to the breakdown of family values and indeed the break up of the family unit itself.
Obviously we should not murder. We should not commit adultery. We should not steal. We should not give false testimony and then lastly we should not be envious.
If we obey these rules, not only are our lives happier and healthier but can you imagine a world where each and every person lived according to these commandments. What a wonderful place this world would be!
Prayer: Heavenly FATHER GOD, I thank YOU for the rules you gave to my forefather Moses on Mount Sinai. I thank YOU FATHER that I have these rules to live by. Help me FATHER to obey each and every one of YOUR commandments and not to put any of them in a lesser priority in my life. I pray this in the Name of my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Stay obediently GOD blessed today.
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