TABLES OF STONE ~
GOD'S COMMANDMENT'S
"And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God." Exodus 31:18
Between many of our nation's expressways there are concrete dividers. These are not meant to create hazards for motorists, but they are placed there for their safety. Yet as we drive along, we see where cars have crashed into them, leaving black tire marks and evidence of metal scraping on concrete.
This is similar with the Ten Commandments, written by God on stone. Many people chafe under God's Law and, as it were, crash against it. Profanity, violence, and immorality are good examples of such an attitude. The results are similar to crashing into an expressway divider. The offenders cause great damage to themselves and others. The commandments of God still stand as a curb, keeping His people safe.
"Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged." Deuteronomy 6:1,2
God has made His commandments clear and firm because He loves us. His love made it even clearer in the gift of His Son, who came to reclaim and renew the wrecks we make of our lives through sin. Saint Paul write, "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of him." (2Corinthians 5:21)
Application: All who believe in Christ Jesus as their Savior and live according to His commandments, are righteous in God's sight. Out of love, God has given us these commandments. May we follow them to show our love for Him.
Today's Devotion: "Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may
prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess." Deuteronomy 5:33
God Bless You All as you keep God's commandments in your hearts, souls and minds, remembering His promise of eternal life with Him.
1) "Thou shalt have no other god's before me." Exodus 20:3 "Hear O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thne heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." Deuteronomy 6:4,5
2) "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or 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." Exodus 20:4 "Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you. (For the Lord thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth. Deuteronomy 6:14,15
3) "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain." Exodus 20:7 "And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord." Leviticus 19:12
4) "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." Exodus 20:8 "Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord." Leviticus 26:2
5) "Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the
Lord thy God giveth thee." Exodus 20:12 "Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his
father and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God." Leviticus 19:3
6) "Thou shalt not kill." Exodus 20:13 "Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment." Matthew 5:21
7) "Thou shalt not commit adultery." Exodus 20:14 "But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul." roverbs 6:32
8) "Thou shalt not steal." Exodus 20:15 "Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another." Leviticus 19:11
9) "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor." Exodus 20:16 "Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbor, neither rob him: the wages of hm that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning." Leviticus 19:13
10)"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's." Exodus 20:17 "But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints." Ephesians 5:3
