I am saddened to see so many people who have allowed things/people to become their god. How many of the ten commandments are broken each and every day because gods have taken the place of the One and Only God?
"And God spoke all these words, saying: 'I am the LORD your God…
ONE: 'You shall have no other gods before Me.'
TWO: 'You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.'
THREE: 'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.'
FOUR: 'Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.'
FIVE: 'Honor your father and your mother.'
SIX: 'You shall not murder.'
SEVEN: 'You shall not commit adultery.'
EIGHT: 'You shall not steal.'
NINE: 'You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.'
TEN: 'You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.'
Wow! As you read down through the ten commandments pretty much all of them are broken each and every day by people allowing the world to have control of their lives. Many say the ten commandments don't apply to today since they were given by God to the Israelites in the Old Testament. I don't believe that. If they were important many years ago, they are important today. For those who argue that, we do have the Lord's words in the New Testament on what the greatest commandment is.
"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments" (Matthew 22:36-40).
If one were to love the Lord "..with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind…," wouldn't that mean you would not put worldly things before Him? I would think so. God is the Only One who has the attributes of having "…unchanging love…" He is the Only One who "…sends hope from above…" He is the Only One who gives us a "…life now from Your victory…" Woo hoo!
Dear Jesus,
Thank You for being the One I want to follow. Thank You for giving me strength to stand against the ways of the world. I pray when things/people try to creep into my life that aren't what You desire of me that You will open my eyes up to them. I pray for more of You and less of me. Thank You Jesus for being My Only One. Amen.
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