Saturday – Open Topic

Reading – Exodus 20:1-17

Highlight Verse:

““Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.”
‭‭Exodus‬ ‭20‬:‭12‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Today we are driving to Nebraska to visit my Father-In-Law.

The long weekend gives us an extra day to spend with him. The only thing on our agenda is to spend time with him.

We hope that is honoring to him.

It is often mentioned that this is the first commandment with a promise.

That is true and, I believe, is significant.

But I also believe that adherence to each commandment will reward us with positive benefits.

God didn’t give us the commandments so that He could control us

or even to test our obedience. I’m pretty sure he already knew how disobedient we were going to be.

I believe He gave us the commandments to guide us along the best path for our lives.

When we follow the commandments, life becomes more fulfilling, healthy, and happy.

We all fail to follow them perfectly.

When we do, the commandments help us to get back up and get on the best path again.

Have you looked at the commandments as difficult rules or a guide to the best life?
How would your life be different if you did your best to follow the commandments? (If you don’t already.)