The Second Commandment – The Law of God for Daily Meditation

The Second Commandment
The Law of God for Daily Meditation

Morning Meditation

Exodus 20:4-6

⁴“You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; ⁵you shall not bow down to them or serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generations of those who hate me, ⁶but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.”

Anything is a “god” which I depend on for my happiness and well-being. How can I tell if other “gods” are working their way into my soul? Am I truly waiting on and trusting in the Lord only? How will I be able to know that today?

Evening Meditation

Deuteronomy 5:8-10

⁸“You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; ⁹you shall not bow down to them or serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generations of those who hate me, ¹⁰but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.”

Give thanks to God for all He did for me this day, all His provision, presence, and power. Be specific, for such thanksgiving can keep me from trusting in other “gods.”

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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).