This Sunday, we begin a series on the 10 Commandments. I feel like Amos, who said in Amos 3:8, “A lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who can but prophesy?” These messages are intended to be a breath of fresh Biblical air in a culture of self-centered, anti-authoritarian relativism.
By His grace, God has spoken His Word. We are blessed if we obey, and we ignore it at our peril. In these messages, I will point out the things that are pivotal to our relationship with God. Our worship always shows our view of God. We will learn through the 10 Commandments that our worship either points to God as He is revealed in Scripture or it doesn’t.
The Church used to use the 10 Commandments to teach “Christianity 101.” There are riches to glean for the new in faith as well as the mature. In a culture with all kinds of voices bombarding us, I hope that the 10 Commandments will silence all the noise around us and call us to hear the only voice that will ever lead us to a life of holiness. And I hope that we will be reminded that something is going on around us that is so much bigger than we are.
So be in prayer with me as we look at the pivotal things in our relationship to God. There is relevance in this ancient code for today’s confused world.
Recommended reading: Prayer: The Cry for the Kingdom, by Stanley Grenz. This book focuses us to see that all prayer is intended to be an extension of God’s kingdom over the earth.
