The Command to Trust
Exodus 20:15 (ESV) “You shall not steal. You could be tempted to think this Commandment is boring and simple. It is not. It is a glorious reminder to those who hear it: "GOD WILL PROVIDE." If there is one act of obedience that strikes at the very heart of trusting God in our lives - it is not taking things that do not belong to you. As God's people, we are believe the source our all our lives is our Father in heaven who loves us and provides for us. Israel was to be a people who earned their own living by the grace of God and respected the boundaries of other people's property. Stealing says to God, "I don't trust you and I don't know you." What have we learned about God since Genesis more than the fact that all things come graciously and generously from Him? He is the giving God, not a taker. He is the one who will " supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19. Here in Exodu...