“Then God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;” (Exodus 20:1-2).
So even if you haven’t been around church a lot, you may
recognize the above from the introduction to the 10 commandments.
Generally
we think about the commandments coming as part God’s people having left t Egypt
and in the wilderness or desert on their long journey to the Promised Land.
And even if you have been around church a while – you may not know when they were issued.
Right around 100 days in or so; 3rd morning
after the 3rd new moon after they left their dismal future filled
with oppression and hardship.
It’s easy to imagine their first steps were filled with so
much excitement…
“…we have been saved from…”
Which shifts as God shows them what God has
saved them for.
And honestly sprinkled throughout those
in-between steps are God’s people feeling their freedom has taken a back seat
to God’s foolishness…
…as that apparent foolishness made them grumble…and gripe…and
belly-ache…and complain.
As we make our way through Lent; through
the wilderness with its very honest distractions…
...we give God our thanks for what we have been saved
from…
…yet are we foolish enough to ask: what has God saved us for?
We’re livestreaming 10AM. Send us your email (prinevillepc@gmail.com) and we’ll be
glad to have you join the journey.
Pastor Mike
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