Keys to Better Living: Steal, Lie, and Covet | Exodus 20:15-17

10 Keys to Better Living: Steal, Lie, Covet

Exodus 20:15-17

1. Command #8 – Honor others’ .

“You shall not steal.” Vs. 15

Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. Ephesians 4:28

2. Command #9 – Honor others with your .

“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Vs. 16

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. Ephesians 4:29

3. Command #10 – Honor others by being .

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.”     Vs. 17

Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. ¹² I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. Philippians 4:11-12

“As long as our expectations exceed our current reality, we will be particularly prone to break the tenth word (commandment). It is not wrong to have expectations for our stuff, our relationships, and our circumstances – it is just wrong to have unrealistic expectations.”    

                              Jen Wilkin – Ten Words to Live By

Read for next week: ­Exodus 20:12