We’ve been
looking at the 10 Commandments; last week was #4. The first four are about the
relationship between mankind and God. Jesus said that the most important
assignment for us is to “Love the Lord our God.” Therefore we should do our
best to honor God’s plan for this relationship.
Remember that
God said, “I will be your God, and you will be my people.” Lev. 26:12b NLT He never said that we could become Gods too.
Confusing this relationship has been at the heart of the human sin-problem ever
since the Garden of Eden. Satan tempted Eve to eat fruit from the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil, explaining, “You will be like God…” Gen. 3:4b NLT This is the grandfather of all lies. You and I
will NEVER be like God.
This whole
Garden of Eden scenario is a metaphor for mankind saying, “Thanks for creating
us, God, but I can handle everything now. I don’t need your help - I can take
it from here.” And we couldn’t be more wrong. As much as we are to exalt the
Lord, we should also be diligent about not exalting ourselves. Stay off
the podium. “Don’t think more highly of ourselves than we ought.” Rom. 12:3b NIV God is God, and we are not. It’s always going
to be that way, and that’s good, because life goes better when God is in the
driver’s seat.
Next week
we’ll move on to God’s instructions for our relationships with other people.
Norton Lawellin
Join us this Sunday, Feb. 17, 10:30am, Jesus in the City
Fellowship (JICF), in the North end of the Oliver Ministry Building, 27th
Street & Bloomington Avenue, Minneapolis, as Dan Pilla wraps up Luke Ch. 7.
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