Scripture: Deuteronomy 5: 6-22
6 [And God spoke all these words:] “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 7 You shall have no other gods before me. 8 You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 9 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 fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 10 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. 11 You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. 12 Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord you God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor the alien within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest, as you do. 15 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observed the Sabbath day. 16 Honor you father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you. 17 You shall not murder. 18 You shall not commit adultery. 19 You shall not steal. 20 You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. 21 You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbor’s house or land, his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
22 These are the commandments the Lord proclaimed in a loud voice to your whole assembly there on the mountain [Mt. Sinai] from out of the fire, the cloud and the deep darkness; and he added nothing more. Then he wrote them on two stone tablets and gave them to me.
Observation:
-What was so significant about the 10 Commandments in relation to the Israelites at Mt. Sinai?
The 10 Commandments gave the Israelites (and give us) direction…a blueprint from which to pattern their life.
The 10 Commandments aren’t meant to make our lives boring, they’re not just another set of rules…God gave us the 10 Commandments to make our lives better!
-Consider the 10 Commandments as a treasure map! They are designed to lead us straight into the will of God. How awesome is that!!
But not only do we have the 10 Commandments…we have the entire Bible! 66 books worth of treasure straight from God!
Application:
-How do you view the 10 Commandments? Do you think of them as more rules or as a treasure map to a better way of living?
-Do you make full use the Bible and all it has to offer? What areas can you improve in (daily devotions, prayer, etc.)?
God gave us the Bible for a reason. Make sure you’re spending time reading your Bible and praying to God every day.
Prayer:
The Bible isn’t the only way God reveals himself to us—he also does it through prayer. Just as we use prayer to talk to God, he uses it to talk to us. Are you taking the time to listen? As you talk to God today, be still and give him time to talk back!
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"Rules are for your own good, not for roadblocks."
Do you ever break seemingly small rules just because they were inconvinient? Well, the truth is that everyone has. But eventually, if you keep breaking them, your concience starts to fade away, and the line between good and bad begins to blur, making it easier for you to convence yourself that it's okay to bad things. But you don't do these worse bad things beacause they are in your way, but beacause they are fun. But why are they fun? It's beacause sin is fun. It's kind of like the little angel and devil on people's shoulders in cartoons. The angel says to do the right thing, but the devil's idea usually sounds funner. But which one do you choose? Even though it's usually the harder route, God wants you to listen to the angel. It will give you a much better life than going against the ten commandments.
-H
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