What kind of crazy things have you done because you were just over the top in love with someone?
We have been talking about how to use the 10 commandments as a mirror to show your listener that they are dirty and in need of the cleansing work of the Saviour. The first commandment is that you should have no other gods before me. Interesting that the first command is about our inate desire as humans to worship something or someone.
When I was dating my wife Melanie, I remember making nightly drives to her house at midnight. I would drive down Rt.19 with everything pitch black just dreaming of seeing her face, holding her hand, and yeh maybe a little kiss. (Blushing) Sometimes I would stay for 3 to 4 hours and sometimes just a few minutes just to say hey or even goodnight. We were and still are in crazy love.
When you present this commandment to your lost friend you could ask them a few questions such as:
1.Have you always put God first in your life?
2.Has your love for God been so strong that your love for anything else has been like hatred?
3.If I looked at your checkbook and calendar, would I be able to see that you love God more than anything or anyone?
As soon as you start to present the law that is a schoolmaster that drives us to Christ(Gal 3:24), they will quickly begin to see that they have fallen short of the glory and perfection of God! |
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