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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS – SERIES
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*OCTOBER 5TH, 2003*
*PART 5- “A TIME TO REFLECT”*
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I’M GOING TO TAKE THE STUDY OF THIS 4TH COMMANDMENT TODAY AND TAKE IT FROM A SOMEWHAT PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE …..BUT I WANT YOU TO APPLY IT IN YOUR LIFE AS WELL!!!
AND THERE’S NO SENSE DENYING IT IN FRONT OF YOU ANY LONGER……..BUT I’VE STRUGGLED WITH THIS FOURTH COMMANDMENT.
TO BEGIN WITH…..I’VE HAD TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING WHY THIS SABBATH THING SHOULD EVEN BE ONE OF THE “THE TEN”
THINK ABOUT IT….
THE LORD IS GOING TO GIVE TEN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS - - SO IMPORTANT TO HIS HEART AND TO THE LIFE OF HIS PEOPLE…..THAT HE WILL LITERALLY WRITE THEM IN STONE WITH HIS FINGER!!!…..
AND HAND DELIVER THEM ON A MOUNTAINTOP!!!
AND WITH ALL THE CRUCIAL….CRITICAL THINGS IN THE WORLD THAT HE MIGHT HAVE SAID……………….
HE MAKES……….’REMEMBER
THE SABBATH DAY” NUMBER 4!!!
NOT 47…….NOT 202………..
IF I HAD BEEN WRITING THIS……….I KNOW IT’S IMPORTANT…..
BUT ALONGSIDE MURDER AND ADULTRY AND COVETING YOUR NEIGHBORS WIFE………..
IN MY MIND IT WASN’T THAT IMPORTANT!!!
WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD THE LORD MAKE A LAW EMPHASIZING REST AND A SPECIAL DAY!!!
AND THERE’S A NOTHER REASON WHI I STRUGGLE WITH THIS PARTICULAR COMMANDMENT…..
I FEEL A GREAT AND BURNING SENSE OF URGENCY IN MY LIFE THESE DAYS!!!
I AM GETTING OLDER….
THERE IS SO MUCH I FEEL NEEDS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED YET IN MY MINITRY….
AND THE MINISTRY OF THIS CHURCH…..
I FIND IT DIFFICULT NOT TO THINK ABOUT WORK!!!
I KNOW THAT LIFE IS FRAGILE…..THAT TIME IS SHORT………AND WELL…..THERE’S SO MUCH TO DO!!!
BESIDES…..I’M A PASTOR…….SO IT’S GOD’S WORK THAT I’M INVOLVED WITH ISN’T IT???
SO WHY DOES HE GIVE THIS PARTICULAR COMMAND IN HIS HOLVE!!!
WHY DID HE WRITE IT DOWN IN HIS “FATHER KNOWS BEST” BOOK FOR YOU AND FOR ME???
I LOVE MY JOB……..I LOVE PASTORING….
I LOVE THE LORD’S PEOPLE….
I LOVE MY RESPONSIBILITIES…..
I LOVE BEING A SHEPHERD
AND THROUGH THE YEARS…..FOR COUNTLESS WEEKS AT A TIME…..I HAVE BEEN AT THE CHURCH SEVEN DAYS A WEEK!!!
NOT FIVE….NOT SIX…..BUT EVERY DAY!!!
BUT LATELY…….I HAVE HEARD THE LORD TELLING ME THESE ARE NOT HIS 10 SUGGESTIONS!!!
THAT I HAVE VIOLATED HIS SABBATH PRICNIPLE FOR MY LIFE
I AM HEARING HIM SAY….”I
LOVE YOU SON,,BUT THIS IS NOT AN OPTION FOR YOU”!!!
MY RESPONSE….
BUT THERE ARE SO MANY NEEDS…
SO MUCH HURT….
SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY…
SO MANY OPEN DOORS!!!
AND SOMEHOW I KEEP WRESTLING WITH THE IDEA THAT GOD ‘NEEDS’ MORE AND MORE OF ME TO GET HIS WORD DONE!!!
BUT THE TRUTH IS…..*I NEED MORE AND MORE OF HIM!!!1*
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AS THE CHURCH CONTINUES TO GROW, AND THE CONDITION OF FAMILIES BECOMES MORE DESPERATE….AND THE DEMANDS OF THE MINISTRY GO THROUGH THE ROOF, I NEED MORE OF HIS PEACE….
MORE OF HIS JOY….
MORE OF HIS TENDERNESS….
MORE OF HIS TOUGH LOVE……
MORE OF HIS WISDOM….
MORE OF HIS RESURRECTION LIFE FLOWING THROUGH ME!!!
AND THE SIMPLE FACT IS HE ISN’T GOING TO GIVE IT TO ME IN ONE-MINUTE BURSTS BETWEEN SERVICES OR COUNSELING APPOINTMENTS!!!
HE WANTS TIME WITH ME
HE WANTS TO WALK WITH ME
HE WANTS TO SHARE HIS HEART WITH ME…
HE WANTS A RELATIONSHIP!!!
REMEMBER WHAT DAVID SANG ABOUT THE LORD~/
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD
I SHALL NOT WANT
HE MAKES ME TO LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES
HE LEADS ME BESIDE THE STILL WATERS….
HE RESTORES MY SOUL!!!!
HE /MAKES/ ME LIE DOWN!!!1 \\ \\
IF YOU DON’T LIE DOWN AND REST…..
IF YOU DON’T SEEK OUT THOSE QUIET PASTURES AND STILL WATERS WITH YOUR SHEPHERD…….IT IS NOT BEYOND HIM TO MAKE YOU!!!
YOU SAY…”WELL…I DON’T BELIEVE THAT GOD WOULD DO THAT”!!!
THEN YOU DON’T KNOW GOD!!!
YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND HIS FATHER LOVE!!!
IF YOU’RE NOT GOING TO SLOW DOWN AND REST…..THEN LOOK AROUND AT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF YOUR LIFE AND FIND OUT WHY YOU’RE IN THE CONDITION YOU’RE IN!!!
MAYBE HE LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU THINK!!!!
AND PLEASE NOTE….THE WORDS…..”HE MAKES ME TO LIE DOWN……..COME BEFORE THE WORDS….”HE
RESTORES MY SOUL”
IT IS AS WE ENTER INTO HIS REST THAT WE EXPERIENCE HIS WONDERFUL HEALING TOUCH ON OUR LIVES!!!
RESTORATION IS NEITHER QUICK NOR CHEAP!!!!
OUR LORD GAVE THESE PRINCIPLES TO US IN LOVE….FOR OUR PROTECTION.
THE FIRST THREE COMMANDMENTS CONCERN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS GOD WHO LOVES US!!!
WE SHOULD PUT HIM FIRST!!!
WE SHOULD NEVER ALLOW ANYTHING IN BETWEEN THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM!!
WE SHOULD NEVER PUT OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM….OR TURN TO ‘OTHER OPTION’!!!
HE MUST BE FIRST!!!!
WE MUST BE CAREFUL TO NEVER DISHONOR HIS NAME….BUT RATHER TO SPEAK TENDERLY AND TURTHFULLY OF HIM….AS HE SPEAKS OF US!!!
AND THE SABBATH????
MAYBE THE LORD WANTS US TO USE THIS INTERVAL OF REST…….TO ACCOMPLISH SEVERAL THINGS!!!
PERHAPS THIS BREAK FROM PRESSURE AND ROUTINE DURING THE WEEK IS A TIME TO JUST SIT DOWN ….BE QUIET, AND WHILE NO ONE IS AROUND…
ASK YOURSELF SOME QUESTIONS!!!
!! Lord, are you really first in my life
/Lord, is there anything between You and me?/
/When I’m in trouble and facing hardships and difficulties, do I turn to You?/
/Lord, could it be that I’ve created some other god and images that somehow satisfy me and fulfill my needs?/
/Have I dishonored your name this week or spoken lightly of you?/
/Do I love you less today than I did a week ago – a year ago?/
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NO MATTER WHERE WE ARE IN LIFE…..GIVING OURSELVES OVER TO WORKAHOLISM, OR NONSTOP ACTIVITIES CAN BE A GREAT TEMPTATION!!!
OVERWORK IS CELEBRATED BY SOME AND DEMANDED BY OTHERS!!!
IF YOU OWN YOUR OWN COMPANY, YOU’VE MADE A GREAT INVESTMENT SO YOU FEEL THE NEED TO PRESS THE LIMITS OF PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL STRENGTH TO PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENTS!!!
BUT GOD HAS MADE A GREAT INVESTMENT IN US TOO!!!
PETER SAID IT THIS WAY:
FOR YOU KNOW THAT IT WAS NOT WITH PERISHABLE THINGS SUCH AS SILVER OR GOLD THAT YOU WERE REDEEMED FROM THE EMPTY WAY OF LIFE HANDED DOWN TO YOU FROM YOUR FOREFATHERS, BUT WITH THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST (1 PETER 1:18-19)
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IN AGRICULTURE, THEY TELL ME THAT EVEN DIRT NEEDS TO REST!!!
IF YOU HAVE ANY FARMING IN YOUR BACKGROUND YOU WILL KNOW THAT FARMERS DON’T PLANT THE SAME THINGS IN THE SAME FIELDS YEAR AFTER YEAR!!1
THEY MAY PLANT CORN ONE YEAR, BUT THE NEXT YEAR THEY’LL PLANT BEANS ON THE SAME PARCEL OF GROUND
WHY??
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