Follow His Commandments

Yeterday we looked at hearkening unto the voice of the Lord thy God. From Exodus 15:26. Now lets look at the next portion that says " and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes. And give ear to the Word the bible is the written Word of God our Father. Woven within theses pages are all we need to walk in happiness and peace. God gave Moses the ten commandments while he was upon the mountain with Him. These ten commandments hold in them great truth and the key to life. Its sad that the leaders of this great nation have chosen to trample on thses great truths. For example whats wrong with the words "Honor thy father and thy mother. What does Gods word say in the next portion "That thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Could it be that honoring thy father and thy mother has something to do with walking in health. You be the judge. God has never given us anything that we could not use in the pursuit of life. To honor someone is to give them respect. I see children today that are so disrespectful to thier parents and wonder why. This is just one commandment the rest are just as powerful in meaning as this one. Jesus the Son of God said in matthew 22:37-39 To a lawyer of his day when the young man asked him master which is the great commandment listen to Jesus reply" Thou Shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. The key to success in life is to listen to the word of God and follow after it. Who is your neighbor? Is it just the man down the road or across the street or could it go much deeper than just those that I just mentioned. Could it take in the members of your own household and family. Notice Jesus said love them as you love yourself. This simply means take care and love them as take care and love yourself. See to their needs as you do your own. If you can't love those of your own household how can love the man down the road or down the street. This all begins by developing a relatioship with God and loving him and respecting him.Today this world needs to see people who are not afraid to walk the walk, and talk the talk and their lives show it. We are living in the greatest time for the church to show forth the great truths of God. You and I are the ones that are to be the example in the earth. We are challenged everyday to live the life of Christ before the world. We cannot do it if we refuse to live by the commandments and statutes of God.I would like to leave you with these words to think upon that were written by William Bryant" The sacredness of the bible awes me, and I approach it with the same sort of reverential feeling that an ancient Hebrew might be supposed to feel who was about to touch the ark of God with unhallowed hands. Lets learn to take Gods word and follow it. Have a Blessed and Healthy Day: From Pastor Ken