Daily Devotional
Teach The Ten Commandments
November 8, 2016
Ponder This
I’ve heard many Christians complain that the Ten Commandments are no longer on the classroom walls of America’s schools. And I think that’s sad and I agree. But let me ask you—do you have the Ten Commandments hanging on a wall in your home?
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 says, “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates."
God has given us the Ten Commandments as tracks to run on. If you are a parent, you need to be teaching your children the Ten Commandments. It is never enough for you to say, “Because I said so.” You need to say, “Here’s what God teaches.”
The Ten Commandments are ironclad, but they’re not rigid. They are the liberating laws of life!
FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
Front Porch Moments by Gayle Foster
WITH KEY INSIGHTS FROM HER FATHER, ADRIAN ROGERS
I try to unplug each morning with Jesus with just my rocking chair, my Bible, and a pen.
Having a secret place is very important because I know that Jesus is always there waiting for me. I know where I can find Him! His presence is everywhere, but there are places where it is so thick you can cut it with a knife. You may not even have a front porch, but there is a secret place for you as well. God’s invitations are for anyone who will respond. There is no more important request than the one found in Psalm 27:8: “My heart has heard You say, ‘Come and talk with Me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’”
