Foundation to Live By

I received a daily devotional by David Jeremiah one day last week (Wednesday, January 23). I thought it was worth sharing. He expressed how the rules given years ago were not to hinder our happiness, but rather to teach us how to live our lives to the fullest. I liked the old English verse he shared of the Ten Commandments.

Above all else love God alone;
Bow down to neither wood nor stone.
God's name refuse to take in vain;
The Sabbath rest with care maintain.
Respect your parents all your days;
Hold sacred human life always.
Be loyal to your chosen mate;
Steal nothing, neither small nor great.
Report, with truth, your neighbor's deed;
And rid your mind of selfish greed.
----McGuffey Reader