The First Commandment – The Law of God for Daily Meditation
The First Commandment
The Law of God for Daily Meditation
Morning Meditation:
Exodus 20:1-3
1 And God spoke all these words, saying: 2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 You shall have no other gods before Me.” Exodus 20:1-3
Which comes first, salvation or keeping the Law? Why should I keep God’s Law, if not to save me? How bleak were things, and how great was the bondage I experienced in my Egypt? How glorious was the day when the Lord birthed me into His Kingdom of Light? None of the “gods” I worshiped before knowing the Lord ever did so much for me: How can I not love my Redeemer and Savior exclusively and always?
Evening Meditation:
Deuteronomy 5:4-7
4 “The LORD talked with you face to face on the mountain from the midst of the fire. 5 I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the LORD; for you were afraid because of the fire, and you did not go up the mountain. He said: 6 ‘I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 7 You shall have no other gods before Me.’”
What evidence did I see this day of the Lord’s ongoing, steadfast love for me? What evidence did I observe of the feebleness and folly of the gods of this world? Do I fear God as He deserves? And, at the same time, do I love Him because of Who He is and what He has done? What thanks can I give Him now? What resolution concerning tomorrow am I willing to make?
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Except as indicated, Scripture taken from the New King James Version. © Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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In the Gates is a devotional series on the Law of God by Rev. T. M. Moore, editor of the Worldview Church. He serves as dean of the Centurions Program of the Wilberforce Forum and principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He is the author or editor of twenty books, and has contributed chapters to four others. His essays, reviews, articles, papers, and poetry have appeared in dozens of national and international journals, and on a wide range of websites. His most recent books are The Ailbe Psalter and The Ground for Christian Ethics (Waxed Tablet).
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