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This chapter is more than just Moses repeating the Ten
Commandments for the people. God pointed
out some important stuff in our relationships with Him as I read this morning:
Moses reminded them, “I stood between you and the Lord in
order to tell you what the Lord said; you were afraid of the fire (that surrounded the top of the mountain in God’s
presence) so you would not go up on the mountain.” God had been speaking out loud to them. They were hearing his audible voice. Yet they were so overcome by the physical
manifestations of His presence that
they were afraid to draw near to Him!
God revealed how sin didn’t
just affect the one sinning and any victim.
It produces generational effects
in families! But He also revealed that
obedience to Him and love for Him produces blessings
for a thousand generations! It’s not
just about us!
God wants us to be satisfied
with Him and not let our desires mature and control us. “Covetousness is the sinful desire in the
heart for anything that rightfully we
shouldn’t have,” by commentary said.
My sidebar also described how sin is our worst
nightmare: “Satan numbs our awareness
and short-circuits our self-control. We know what we are doing and yet can’t
believe that we are doing it. In the fog
of weakness we want to stop but haven’t the will to do so. We want to turn
around, but our feet won’t move. We want
to run and, pitifully, we want to stay.”
That’s all the law can do for us – make us feel miserable
when we fail. But this is where Romans 8
steps in: “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in
Christ Jesus.”
Father, this was a good morning! I felt more connected to You than I have in awhile. Please continue to guide my thoughts and my
studies. I want those thousand generations of blessings for my
descendants. But more than anything, I
want You ruling my heart.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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