March 10, 2018 Saturday

““You shall not murder. “You shall not commit adultery. “You shall not steal. “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. “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.”” (Exodus 20:13-17 NKJV)

                                 

            When we look at the 10 Commandments many go into Comparative Theology mode which can be worked out in two ways.  The first way is to say that you keep six of the ten commandments so you have a passing grade.  The second is to say that you keep the commandments better than many others.

            This reminds me of the story of the two zebras who were worried about lions.  One Zebra asked what will we do if the lion chases us?  The other zebra said all I have to do is outrun you.

            Looking at the 10 Commandments God knows this is our weakness since He calls for us to not compare with what our neighbor has and “covet” or lust after it.

            Many Christians run themselves weary trying to do better and miss the whole point of the law!  For God knows we CANNOT keep the law!  Paul reminds us that the law was given to us by God to show us that we cannot be good enough for God and so we would cry out for God’s help.

            One of my theological statements is that God calls us to something we cannot do so we will need Him to do it.  For it is God’s plan to remind us of our deep need for Him in every part of our life.  It is God’s plan to draw us back to Him because of His incredible love for us!

            Our only hope is the grace of God purchased for us through the suffering of Jesus Christ.  For us this is free but it is not cheap for the suffering of Jesus was and is horrific as every sin, every pain, and all suffering was borne by Jesus.  Even the horrific burden of being cut off from God!  Jesus who never sinned became our sin and the Father had to look away as His only begotten Son suffered and died!

            Remember the grace of God purchased through Jesus Christ which causes the 10 Commandments to become our guide and not our judge!

            The weakness continues its monotonous path and with it the weariness follows.  I tried to do more today and because of that my feet hurt terribly.  Jonathan took Bonnie out for a mother son time which was sort of a date.  I am so glad they got to get away and that Rebecca got to go to see puddles.  Rebecca returned in the evening and shared with us the great time she had.  It was a great day.  Thanks to God everyone had a safe and wonderful time.  Today was my Dad’s birthday and while I miss him so much I celebrate that he is alive and before the face of God!