The Ten Commandments have long been the standard to which we judge how we should live. But how many do we have to keep so that we can stay on God’s good side? Is it one or five? I mean, some of these are easy, like don’t muder. I haven’t broken that yet. However, when we look deeper at the commandments, we see a deeper standard for our lives.
Look, there's another one. Little judges are everywhere, working so hard to put people in their place. Perhaps Jesus knew what he was talking about when he said get the plank out of your own eye first.
Don’t kill, commit adultery, or steal. Every one of these takes life from our neighbor. But as people of the creator, we can take the creation spirit and give life to our neighbor, their spouse, and things.
Do this, and it will go well for you. It's a promise, but often it's hard for us to keep.
Rush, rush rush, running around in every direction. Perhaps our vision of God can be clearer when we slow down and remember Jesus.
We are getting just a taste of the love of God here at the end of Romans. While we all are worried about what people are tasting or not, we see that God’s love flows to each of us. Let go with God’s flow.
![[Sunday] Little Judges - The Standard - 8th Commandment](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5852f18a20099e30cd2c01dc/1599921937499-I0WALXZVKVYNIPFZK3UA/Standard+Weekly+8b.jpg)
![[Sunday] Give Life - The Standard - 567 Commandment](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5852f18a20099e30cd2c01dc/1599316039256-Q1PZJFXRYTLQSM98HM62/Standard+Weekly+5b.jpg)
![[Sunday] Well For You - The Standard - 4 Commandment](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5852f18a20099e30cd2c01dc/1598633279841-TM8YS7TI65DLWE47TFSJ/Standard+Weekly+4b.jpg)
![[Sunday] Slow Down - The Standard - 2&3 Commandment](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5852f18a20099e30cd2c01dc/1598027957270-DDDR211FKM5H882YP0D4/Standard+Weekly+2b.jpg)
![[Sunday] Fear Love & Trust - The Standard - 1st Commandment](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5852f18a20099e30cd2c01dc/1597515070130-4FQ3S5XN4MGVBW6XDZ9N/Standard+Weekly+1b.jpg)
It's so scandalous and sneaky when we feign righteousness before everyone but secretly wish them poor fortune.