Thou Shalt Not Make Any Graven Image Nor Bow Down To Them
Let this be the day that you begin your journey on the Lord’s path. If you are not familiar with the commandments of God, become familiar today.
Let this be the day that you begin your journey on the Lord’s path. If you are not familiar with the commandments of God, become familiar today.
Please consider being baptized if you have not already. This is when you put on Christ and obtain the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Many things we are attached to in life are idols and must be forsaken to be in His will. Look at the second commandment, for instance.
Our love for God becomes real, as we go out in the world and begin to light it up. We see those people that are in need and care for them.
It is vital that we seek Jesus daily through prayer and Bible study. Do this with your family as well, especially your children.
Think of the joy you would be able to feel if sin wasn’t tearing you down. It is the weight of our sins that burden us.
Speaking of John the Baptist, Jesus said that “there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist.”
If you say you love Jesus, then obey Him also. Then will your faith be on full display and you will become a light unto the Lord in this darken world.
All people that have faith in Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all, are redeemed and no longer in slavery because of the laws of Moses.
If we are following God’s commandments then we are also loving one another, including the poor and afflicted and following Him.
God loves the humble for they are open to receive Him. God’s counsel is taken with thanks. They are open to see the wickedness in their hearts.
So God trusted in Solomon but desired that he would show himself worthy, by keeping His commandments and judgments for the people.
Every person that walks apart from God will be in trouble come judgement day. They will hear the words, “I never knew you”.
As we’ve read in the verses in Exodus, chapter 20, we are not to worship anything but God, which excludes Mary, the saints and angels.
In the Bible, we have great examples of people in the faith who lived up to and kept God’s commandments and therefore, did not allow idolatry to be a part of their lives.
During the time of plagues, like the coronavirus, we are directed to pray. To see the plagues in our hearts and cry out for mercy.
Either Joseph Smith saw the first vision or he didn’t. Everything Mormons believe in lives or dies with this first vision. Joseph Smith is either a prophet or a fraud.
A few chapters back, Jesus helped us and his disciples back then know how to love Him. Jesus said, “If ye love me, keep my commandments.” (John 14:15)
Did the disciples of Christ, in the Bible, believe what Jesus said? Yes, they did. Paul said, “for by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
If you have gone astray from following Jesus, then return as soon as you can. Time is not on your side, for death is at the door.
We do not want to cause others to stumble, especially our children. So lead them in God’s ways, which are holy, and not evil.
We will receive comfort in death, while in paradise. However, in heaven, there are no more tears, death, sorrow, crying, or pain.
Those in Christ, live for Him. We do not live willfully in sin any longer but do His will and love one another as He loves them.
If you were to keep God’s commandments and have them “continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck”, then this issue with adultery would not be a problem at all.
Our belief in God is the first step of following Him. Our openness to God allows Him to pour into us and give us wisdom.
When Jesus was about to leave this earthly life, He explained to His disciples that He would always be with them.
When we love the Lord Jesus, all of these things become a part of our lives. As we give our lives to Christ, He is able to transform is.
The Bible is true. What the Word of God declares is nourishment to our ears. We gain hope for a new day.
I pray that these same desires to follow Jesus is yours also. Getting to know Him through daily Bible study and prayer is very important to our souls.