Moral Blessing, Deuteronomy 5, Psalm 7

Deuteronomy 5:33, "Walk in obedience to all that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess."

Psalm 7: 8, "Let the LORD judge the peoples. Vindicate me, LORD, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High."

And verse 15 and 16,"Those who dig a hole and scoop it out fall into the pit they have made. The trouble they cause recoils on them; their violence comes down on their own heads."

God's commands are given for our own benefit. They are meant to empower us, not restrict us. They are meant to preserve life, not make life dull. His commands are the building blocks of character and when we obey them they are a security for us. When we run our feet won't stumble because doing what is right is rewarding. It comes with its own blessing. Many of life's headaches can be avoided when we follows God commands. When we live with integrity we avoid many setbacks and pitfalls.

Righteousness is it's own Reward.

Relationships, Genesis 2,3

Genesis 2 and 3
Before Adam and Eve sinned, Moses wrote in Genesis 2:25, "The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame." And after they both sinned, Gen 3 describes how they hid from God and neither one took responsibility for what just happened. Later in that same passage God reveals to them that their relationship would be stained because of sin. Genesis 3:16 "To the woman he said, ...Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."


Integrity in relationships breeds trust between people, and consequently trust paves the way for intimacy to develop.

Titus 2, Grace

Titus 2:11,12
"For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldy passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age.

In the past I've abused God's grace because I didn't truly understand it. Many of us have used it as an excuse to sin. Paul wrote that when someone truly understands grace they will say, "No" to the world and ungodliness and "Yes" to an upright and godly life. God's offer of grace is no excuxe to play around with sin. God's call to grace is an enticement and compulsion to holiness.