Today’s Word
Chain Mail
Honor your father and your mother Deuteronomy 5:16 Honor – God never does anything without a purpose. When it comes to the world of human beings, all of God’s actions have redemptive purposes. So, honoring your parents is not just about respect. It’s not just the “Yes, sir,” “No, ma’m” attitude. There are critical redemptive…
A Creative Act
and you shall remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God brought you out from there with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the sabbath day. Deuteronomy 5:15 Sabbath – God’s command concerning the sabbath has…
Personal and Practical
and you shall remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God brought you out from there with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the sabbath day. Deuteronomy 5:15 Remember – Most Christians think that God instituted…
Out of the Ordinary
Observe the sabbath day to keep it holy Deuteronomy 5:12 Holy – Go fishing! Is that what you think of when you hear the words, “keep it holy?” Or are you immediately convicted, bringing to mind the classic image of someone spending the day is mediation, prayer and Scripture reading, seated on a hard wooden…
Images of the Divine
You shall not make for yourself an image or any form of that which is in heaven above, or of that which is in the earth beneath Deuteronomy 5:8 Any Form – God does not allow representations of His divinity in any form or image – no statues, no obelisks, no pictures, no venerated relics;…
Circular Reasoning
and you shall love the LORD you God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength Deuteronomy 6:5 Strength – Most Christians think that this verse is about parts of my spiritual anatomy. So, we refer to the quotation of this verse in Matthew 22:37 or Mark 12:30 or…
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