How well do you fall every law in the nation, state, and local area in which you live? Are there some laws you ignore? Do you attempt to obey them all? Have you found it near impossible to obey every law? Have you considered the consequences for breaking a law?
Obeying every law in the land is difficult to do. Some of them seem downright silly in our minds. For instance, in Alabama it is illegal to drive blindfolded. None of us would consider doing (other than a teenage practical joke), but we may consider texting while driving.
Here is another example of a law we might ignore: in Maryland it is illegal to wear sleeveless shirts in a public park. Really? What if you take your shirt off? Silly, right? But most laws are put in place for safety and for good order, while others are instituted to support government operations. Though we may think some are silly, someone thought they were necessary and received enough votes in congress to make them laws.
The same is not true of God’s laws. The laws he gave the Israelites were solely his. Yet, they were for their safety and good order. They were laws that included everyday living as well as directions for worship. God gave his law to Moses to be passed to the Israelites. Those first ten commandments are still valid today, thousands of years later.
But when Jesus came, He fulfilled the law of God perfectly. His sacrifice eliminated the need for sacrifices. His sacrifice made faith in Him what saves us rather than perfectly obeying the law. Sure, we should do our best to obey God’s commands, but when we fall short, we are forgiven by the blood of Jesus. It is God’s love for us and love for him that makes our lives complete.
I pray we all seek to obey God’s commands. I pray we put our faith in Jesus Christ. I pray each one of us love God with our whole heart and know that God will forgive us when we fall short. Obey God’s commands. Put your faith in Jesus. Love God with your whole heart. God will forgive you.
Galatians 3:23-24 Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed. Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be reckoned as righteous by faith.
Marty Pressey 