Exodus 20:1-17 And
God spoke all these words:
2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought
you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
3 “You shall have no other gods before me.
4 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the
form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters
below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I,
the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for
the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those
who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of
those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your
God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his
name.
8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six
days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is
a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work,
neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor
your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 11 For in six
days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all
that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed
the Sabbath day and made it holy.
12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you
may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
13 “You shall not murder.
14 “You shall not commit adultery.
15 “You shall not steal.
16 “You shall not give false testimony against
your neighbor.
17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You
shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or
donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
Exodus 20:17 (NRSV) You shall not covet your neighbor’s house;
you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or
donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
It is difficult not to envy someone who has an exciting job,
a beautiful house, or a seemingly perfect family. But when we focus our
attention on resenting or wanting what someone else has, we may fail to notice
the ways God blesses us and provides for us daily. Jesus taught us to pray,
“Give us this day our daily bread,” a statement of faith and expectation that
God will provide us with what we need every day. Rather than comparing our
lives to our neighbors’, we can trust in God and open our hearts to eternal
blessings.
Thought for today: Can I be content with God has provided in the
moment?
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