{"id":5296,"date":"2022-02-03T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=5296"},"modified":"2022-01-24T11:02:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T16:02:29","slug":"commandment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2022\/02\/03\/commandment\/","title":{"rendered":"COMMANDMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading:<\/strong> Exodus 17:8-19:15 ESV<\/a>, Matthew 22:34-23:12 ESV<\/a>, Psalm 27:7-14 ESV<\/a>, Proverbs 6:27-35 ESV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Verse:<\/strong> \u201cAnd he said to him, \u201cYou shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.  This is the great and first commandment<\/em>.  And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.  On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.\u201d (Matthew 22:37-40 ESV<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ENTOLE (1785): <\/strong>\u201cFrom entellomai signifies \u2018to enjoin, to charge with, to give charge\u2019 i.e. in an authoritative prescription.\u201d[i]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authoritative prescription.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commandment, in its original form, means an authoritative prescription.  Therefore, God\u2019s commandments equal doctors\u2019 orders.  The Ten Commandments help us have better relationships.  Instead of viewing them as an impossible set of rules no one can keep, look at them as \u201crelationship how-to\u2019s.\u201d  The top four in the list tell us how to relate to God, the remaining six, how to interact with people.  If you want healthy relationships, follow God\u2019s prescription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, the Ten Commandments have a bad rap.  People don\u2019t like to think about the rules because they highlight our imperfections.  But if we embrace them as ways to become better people, they help us live fuller lives.  And to fulfill Jesus\u2019s greatest commandment, we must obey the others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love God, love others.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking at the Ten Commandments with a lens of love, you realize quickly they help you fulfill God\u2019s ultimate purpose for our lives, loving.  When asked what commandment sums up all of God\u2019s commandments, Jesus responded, \u201cLove the Lord your God with all your heart\u2026love your neighbor as yourself.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

God didn\u2019t give us commandments to make us feel bad about ourselves.  No, God\u2019s prescription for life helps us live life to the fullest, no matter what our circumstances.  Every day we have an opportunity to respond to the world around us.  Our choice remains simple, to love or not.  God says, choose love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I recently began volunteering in the children\u2019s ministry at church.  In this week\u2019s message, the children learned why God created us: love God, worship and glorify Him.  At the end of the lesson, we discussed ways to love people for God.  Top of the list, do something nice for their friends, not fight with their siblings, listen to mom and dad, and pray for one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of the mouths of babes, we get our best instructions.  Follow God\u2019s commandments, His prescription for a full life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[i]<\/a> Strong, J., & Strong, J. (2010). The New Strong’s expanded exhaustive concordance of the Bible<\/em>. Greek Dictionary of the New Testament<\/em> (p 89) Thomas Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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