Leviticus 20:10 (NLT)
10 “If a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the man and the woman who have committed adultery must be put to death.”
Dear Friends and Family,
In our 2010 devotional study of the “10” we come to a scripture that decrees judgment of loss of life for those who fail their marriage vows. We no longer live in a day when the community imposes the death penalty to those that violate rules of civility. The Mosaic Law was written in barbaric times that brought about strict moral living when life was absent of law or civil conduct. We now have access to mercy and forgiveness for sins that could cost a person their life. Praise God for His mercy and the Blood of Jesus! But…How many people would stay faithful to their spouse if this standard was still in tact today? God created marriage to be an institution between a man and woman that lasted for their lifetime. In this structure the family would be the basic building block of community. Being faithful to our spouses is essential in keeping the family healthy. The current philosophy of the world we live has a social acceptance for being unfaithful. If the reason makes sense to the person who is cheating, then it is okay. God’s word said that it is not okay. He places the highest price on fidelity. The unraveling of modern society can be traced to the acceptance of cheating on one’s spouse. The broken lives of children and adults are the casualties of unfaithfulness in marriages today. It is time to break this curse in the Church and find the blessings God intended for marriage. Life is not better with someone else; refuse to allow your mind to start you down this treacherous path.
Leviticus 10:9-10 (NLT) 9 “You and your descendants must never drink wine or any other alcoholic drink before going into the Tabernacle. If you do, you will die. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation. 10 You must distinguish between what is sacred and what is common, between what is ceremonially unclean and what is clean. As we continue our 2010 devotional study of the “10” we see God commands a perpetual commandment to distinguish from what is sacred and what is common. One of the greatest challenges we have is to do this without becoming religious or acting super spiritual. We need to be regular approachable people who live differently in a world that does not know God. How much does the Church actually look like the world that lives without God? In many regards the Church has lost the ability to live differently in actions and attitudes than those who do not belong to God. The darkness of this world is getting darker and the Lord wants his children to shine brighter. It is a season to know the difference between what is morally clean and unclean. We cannot allow the world without God set our standards of conduct. It is time to allow God’s word to differentiate what is acceptable and unacceptable conduct in our daily lives. In this way His glory can shine through a person to help others around them experience God’s goodness and grace.
Exodus 20:10 (NASB) 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath of the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you.
Dear Church Family and Friends:
The commandment about the Sabbath is essential for living a long and healthy life. God commanded the people to stop their physical labor and devote time to worship Him one day every week. What does this mean to us who live a busy 24/7 life just to pay the bills? When you violate the principles of life, it will affect your life. The principle of the Sabbath speaks to us about taking one day each week to rest and focus on God. Even if you work on Saturday, you need one day to take a rest. In the O.T. God had the people rest on the seventh day, and in the N.T. they rested on the first day. This is a picture of how we now start our week by resting in Christ! When I am at rest, I am not living in frustration. The true rest that God has for his followers is the power to accomplish God’s plans and see his results without creating stress and anxiety. Make sure that you set a day aside to rest your natural body, worship Jesus Christ, and trust him to make everything come together in your life. This is how we practice the Sabbath today.
-Pastor Greg
Exodus 10:10 (NASB)
10 Then he said to them, “Thus may the Lord be with you, if ever I let you and your little ones go! Take heed, for evil is in your mind.
Dear Church family and friends. Our 2010 devotion of the 10 reveals an interesting strategy of the enemy. God had commanded Moses and Aaron to bring all the Hebrews out of Egypt to worship him. This included every member of their families. The strategy of the enemy was to allow the men to go but they must leave their families behind. Does this sound familiar to you? Pharaoh was willing to let the men go off to worship but he knew he could not let the entire family go together. He created an option for Moses that God did not tell Moses to accept. Moses saw beyond this tactic and walked away from Pharaoh rather than giving in to his plan. This is a season to prioritize your entire family serving the Lord and going to church together. Refuse to settle for less. God has promised for you and your entire household to be saved. The enemy threw a great fight, but God overcame every obstacle and in the end, the entire family unit of every Hebrew left Egypt and worshipped God. Make your family’s redemption your goal and God will back it up.
Pastor Greg
Exodus 1:10 (NASB) 10 “Come, let us deal wisely with them, or else they will multiply and in the event of war, they will also join themselves to those who hate us, and fight against us and depart from the land.” Dear Church Family and Friends, Our 2010 devotion of the 10 brings us to the book of Exodus. Here we find that Pharaoh was afraid of the growing numbers of the Hebrews. He wanted to kill them before they became a greater threat to him. We have a spiritual enemy that is afraid of what we are about to become as well The enemy is trying to stop you before you enter into your destiny. Pharaoh saw a sleeping giant that was growing more numerous than his forces. He rallied his troops to create great pain and hardship for all the Hebrew people. This included a decree to murder the babies born at the time Moses was born. The plan we are facing from the enemy like this in our lives today. He would rather stop you from starting than face you once you are successfully moving in the will of God. Moses was sparred by his family and even raised by the daughter of Pharaoh. God uses others to help us through these tough times and he can even place us in the enemy’s camp to get us in the right place tobe a modern day deliverer. Outlast the strategy of the enemy because he knows his days are numbered! – Pastor Greg
