The story of God in the giving of the Ten Commandments is a picture of God's love reaching down to the nation of Israel who had been delivered from the bondage of Egypt. Israel at this time needed a lot of direction in their new found freedom. God's desire to be with His people is clearly evident but the people were afraid. The revelation of God's power with the ten plagues, parting of the Red Sea and the visible cloud and shaking of Mt Sinia had an affect of not wanting to hear the voice of God for fear that He might destroy them but was willing to listen to Moses. If I was there I do not know how I might react and for that reason I am not going to be hard on them because most likely I would not have reacted much differently. As a young believer I know I was much more open to listen to preachers and teachers but to hear God I was not so sure. I have learned over the years that God loves me and has my best interest in mind therefore when God does speak to me it is always for my good. That was a lesson the children of Israel needed to learn and throughout their history there were times they listened well but unfortunately there were times they were more interested in during their own thing. As a follower of Jesus Christ I must learn to listen and then to obey. This though is only a part, because of His great forgiveness for me I must respond to His love with loving Him with all that I am. The reason I listen is because He loves me and I desire to love Him for all that He has done for me. It is out of a heart of love that I obey Him. Lord help us to love You in ways that will please Your heart and help us to love our neighbor in ways that will communicate Your great love for them.
May God's love abound more and more in your hearts.
Pastor John
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