Been kinda quiet here lately.
Do a simple exercise with me. Measure your life against these four standards from the Ten Commandments. Heaven’s applicants should score well on God’s basic laws, wouldn’t you agree?
1. “You must not steal” (Exod. 20:15 TLB). Have you ever stolen anything? A paper clip, parking place? Thief.
2. “You must not lie” (v. 16TLB). Those who say they haven’t just did.
3. “You must not commit adultery” (v.14 TLB). Jesus said if you look at a woman with lust, you’ve committed adultery in your heart (Matt. 5:28).
4. “You must not murder” (v. 13 TLB). Before you claim innocence, remember, Jesus equates murder with anger. “Anyone who is so much as angry with a brother is guilty of murder” (Matt. 5:22 MSG). We assassinate a dozen drivers on the morning commute.
Bad news from the Cardiologist. Your test score indicts you as a thieving, lying, adulterous murderer. (3:16, The Numbers of Hope, Max Lucado)