WAWU SANGER

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LIFE IS SACRED Read: Exodus 20:13 "You shall not murder." ( Exodus 20:13 ) NIV ------------------------------------------------------------------ Thoughts for Today This week we will continue looking at the Ten Commandments. The sixth commandment focuses on the sacredness of human life. It is designed to protect each of us in our relationship with others. Many in our world today have less and less regard for God. Along with that decline comes a lessening of the value of human life. This decline is apparent in the growing number of abortions and acts of euthanasia. Every life is important to God-the unborn, the elderly, the sick. Everyone. And he calls us to value and protect every life. Consider this ... You may think, "I really don't have to be concerned about this commandment-I would never kill anyone." But it goes beyond the actual crime of murder. It includes the condition of our hearts. Jesus said, "You're familiar with the command to the ancien...

MY WAY OR HIS? Read: Romans 12:2 Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect." ( Romans 12:2 ) NLT ------------------------------------------------------------------ Thoughts for Today This week we have looked at the fact that today's culture proclaims that there is no absolute right and wrong, that everything is relative. Television programs say it. Journalists say it. Movies say it. Books say it. But the Bible says something different. The Bible says that God in his love has given us boundaries for our protection and well-being. It is up to each of us-every day-to decide what we will do about the boundaries. It comes down to a matter of will. Am I going to seek God's will for my life and obey him? Or am I going to go my own way, do my own thing, no matter what God says. As we follow Jesus, we b...

NO GOD SUBSTITUTES Read: Exodus 20:4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below." ( Exodus 20:4 ) NIV ------------------------------------------------------------------ Thoughts for Today This is the second of the Ten Commandments and shows that we are to worship only God. God forbids us to worship or use created things or even creation itself as an approach to him. The only correct image of God to worship is his son, Jesus Christ. Not trees or flowers or animals or land. Not statues or monuments or traditions. Only Jesus. We should have no God-substitutes. When we look to anyone or anything other than Christ as our primary source of meaning, self-worth, comfort or fulfillment, we are in danger of having an idol in our lives. An idol is anything that we depend on for solutions that only God can provide. Three common types of idols are substances, behaviors and relationships that control our ...

TAKE TIME OUT Read: Exodus 20:8 "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy." ( Exodus 20:8 ) NIV ------------------------------------------------------------------ Thoughts for Today The fourth commandment focuses on setting aside a time for rest and worship and clearly shows that God is concerned about our time. In this day and age, time seems to be a real issue for most people. We have time management courses and an unending stream of electronic devices to help us organize, schedule and remember. God wants us to balance work with rest and worship. Even he set aside a day of rest after six days of creation. Jesus set aside times to rest away from the crowds. And so we need to learn to balance all our busy activities with rest and worship. Sabbath means rest. God told us to set aside this time because he loves us and knows we need it. Without a special time to rest and worship, our focus on God will become dim. We will tend to stress out and to suffer physically and emoti...

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