Exodus 18:1-20:26
The Word of God tells us what God has done for His people: “the Lord
saved them” (Exodus 18:8). The Word of God teaches us that being saved
by the Lord places us under responsibility to be obedient to Him (Exodus
19:4-5). the vital connection between salvation and obedience is
brought out clearly in the giving of the Ten Commandments (Exodus
20:1-17). Before speaking to His people about what they must do if they
are to live as His obedient people, God reminds them of what He has done
for them: “I am the Lord your God who brought you out of slavery in
Egypt” (Exodus 20:2). We must never forget how much the Lord has done
for us. If we lose sight of His love, His grace and His mercy, so
wonderfully revealed to us in our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, our
‘obedience’ will be nothing but legalism. Real obedience comes from real
salvation. It comes to us from the God of our salvation.
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