Commands

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    Ten Commands, Not Ten Suggestions

    ByPrasad

    Before God gives a single commandment, He establishes something: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt.” Relationship first. Then instructions. The Ten Commandments didn’t come from a distant rule-maker. They came from the God who had just parted a sea for His people. The one who commands is the one who loves. Today’s devotional — Day 50 — closes the first month of Exodus with a reminder that God gives commands, not suggestions, because He is serious about our flourishing.

  • The Effect of Love

    ByPrasad

    Jesus says “If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love.” The moment we hear the word commands, we think of rules — of performance, of things to prove. But John Calvin saw it clearly: obedience is not the cause of His love toward us. It is the effect. We do not obey to earn His love. We obey because we are already living in it. The love always comes first — and a life rooted in that love produces obedience the way a branch produces fruit: not by straining, but by staying.