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And
God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord
thy God, which have brought thee out of the land
of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt
have no other gods before me. Ex. 20: 3 |
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Do you love Me, really love
Me? How are you living this focused love? |
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Do you think of me as your
only God? Do you want me to step aside occasionally
when something or someone more important
comes along? |
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Thou
shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or
any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above,
or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in
the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow
down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the
Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity
of the fathers upon the children unto the third
and fourth generation of them that hate me; And
shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love
me, and keep my commandments. Ex. 20:4-6 |
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Are there any images that
are engraved in your thinking that are not
like Me? |
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Are you more concerned with
getting a human form or likeness that pleases
people rather than a spiritual identity
that pleases Me who has already shaped you
beautifully? |
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Do you really want to be like
Me? If so, are you thinking and acting like
Me? |
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It is so important that we think BIG -- think
as big as God thinks and act as wonderfully
as God acts. How does God act? With grace, power,
poise, laughter -- God has a good sense of humor!
After all, He delights in each one of us. Let's
also make our prayers BIG -- big with power,
big with joy, big with clarity. The tiniest
detail is then magnified to be easily seen and
valued.
We aren't small, withered, fearful thinkers.
We are magnanimous in thought and action, in
word and deed. We are inclusive, not exclusive,
in our loving of everyone. Let's simply be like
God who loves equally each of His/Her precious
children.
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Thou
shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in
vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless
that taketh his name in vain. Ex. 20:7 |
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| Where is our conviction? Our conviction
determines our commitment. How committed are we
to God? Are we committed enough to work for Him
day in and day out without grumbling, self-pity,
self-righteousness and with humility, honesty,
and grace? |
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Remember the sabbath day, to
keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and
do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath
of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any
work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy
manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle,
nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For
in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the
sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh
day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day,
and hallowed it. Ex. 20:9-11 |
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Do you have time in your week,
in your days for Me? |
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How important am I in your
daily activities? |
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Am I the center of your affections,
or am I just a cheap date? |
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How do you keep the Sabbath
holy? |
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Is Sunday a weekly reminder
of Easter? |
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Honour thy father and thy mother:
that thy days may be long upon the land which
the Lord thy God giveth thee. Ex. 20: 12 |
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How are you caring for your
aged parents? Do you treat them with respect? |
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Are you convinced that I am
your Father-Mother? |
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Are your actions based on
the Golden Rule? |
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Thou shalt not kill. Ex. 20:13
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Do you look with love at one
another? Or do you give a murderous glance? |
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Do you love My children so
that you would never kill another's opportunity
for success, for love, for joy, for friendship? |
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Do you kill the thought or
motive that would lead to abuse or violence? |
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Do you kill others' ideas,
aspirations, or plans that I have given
them? |
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Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Ex. 20:14 |
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Are you faithful to Me? If
so, then you will be faithful to one another. |
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Are you willing to deepen
your love for Me until you feel satisfied
without lusting after other gods...appetites
for sensual delicacies that turn sour in
the stomach? |
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Are you willing to obey Me
rather than the self-destructive, undisciplined
desires of the flesh? |
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Thou shalt not steal. Ex. 20:15 |
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Do you accept that I have
given you all that you ever need -- abundant
supply, infinite ideas, satisfying relationships
that glorify Me? |
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Are you willing to do your
own work and to study and live what you
are learning? |
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Do you indulge in self-satisfied
pride and take credit for My ideas? |
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Thou shalt not bear false witness
against thy neighbour. Ex. 20:16 |
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Do you tell Me the truth?
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Are you honest with yourself
about everything, or do you play games of
hide and seek with the truth? |
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Do you understand that I am
absolute Truth and that to know Me you must
be truthful? |
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Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's
house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife,
nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his
ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
Ex. 20:17 |
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Do you cherish in your heart
of hearts all that I have given you as sufficient
for a happy and fulfilling life? |
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Are you grateful for the good
that I have given others? |
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Do you see others' abundance
as a promise for everyone? |
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Are you greedy? |
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Are you loving your neighbor
as yourself as My commandment requires? |
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