Thou Shalt Not Have Any Gods Before Me

Faith Filled Thoughts
September 28th, 2009
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The Ten Commandments

First Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Have Any Gods Before Me
Second Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Make Graven Images
Third Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord in Vain
Fourth Commandment: Remember the Sabbath, Keep It Holy
Sixth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill
Fifth Commandment: Honor Thy Father and Mother
Seventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Eighth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Steal
Ninth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness
Tenth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Covet


Let’s Explore the
First Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Have Any Gods Before Me
Jesus said:
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.
Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought [anxious worried concern] for your life,
what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.
Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them.
Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
And why take ye thought for raiment?
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
And yet I say unto you,
That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven,
shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or,
Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:)
for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you (Matt. 6:24-33).
The quest for material possessions has no real lasting value. Material possessions are idols.
What are Christians admonished to do?
“If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth” (Col. 3:1-2).
The Apostle Paul wrote:
For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts,
which drown men in destruction and perdition.
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith,
and pierced themselves through with many sorrows (1 Tim. 6:7-10).
The insatiable quest for money can be a curse. It is an idol that pays few dividends in the final analysis.
Those who truly benefit in this life and in the world to come obey the command,
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”

May He Bless You and Keep You Today!
With Great Love
IN HIS SERVICE
Connie
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