The Ten!!!

He answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" - Luke 10:27/ Deuteronomy 6:5/Leviticus 19:8

Have you ever stopped to look at the ten commandments and the two categories of the Law. Four of the ten commandments have to do with OUR relationship to God. The other six direct us on how we are to relate with OTHERS. Have we ever stopped long enough to see how important it was to God to make sure we reach out to those around us, as the hand of God has reached out to Us. God made it clear that we are to be giving to others as God has given to us so freely and without any obligation to do so.

Jesus stated it the best. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself. The ten were simplified into two. It is important to realize that we can move from the letter of the Law, to His spirit within us to guide us into paths of righteousness for His namesake. His Spirit within us as joint heirs in the Grace of life, will always convict us of the law when we break it.

We don't have to be concerned about building fences around the laws in order not to break them. What we need to do, is yield to the Spirit daily, and realize we can't be perfect and we can't earn what God has to offer. We need to diligently apply that which He has already spoken to us, as we are on the daily journey of Sanctification. Thank God today for the Grace that He gives, to keep going for His purposes in His Kingdom.

Blessings from Nashville,
Todd