“When a man has a birthday, he takes a day off. When a woman has a birthday, she takes a year off.” – Coffee News 07. 09. 2009

“Take mission off the table and the church becomes terminal”

Terry Calkin Senior Pastor, Greenlane Christian Centre

This was the headline in one of the newspapers here in the north of New Zealand recently: “Judge: We’re sick of violence.”

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“The law is changing!”  I am reading that announcement on a big poster. The poster is standing inside the local Vodafone place here in Kaitaia. From the first of November this year it is  forbidden to use  mobile phones while driving a car. The fine is $80.00 and 20 demerit points.

“The law is changing!” We must take notice of that. At least I know now that the law of a country can change. Does that happen quite often?

But  I know also that the law of the Lord does not change. It says in Psalm 19:7  “The law of the Lord is perfect,……..” The law of the Lord is “excellent in all respects.”

Do you remember the ten commandments? Do you know them off by heart? I had to learn them off by heart when I was young.

The ten commandments are recorded in Exodus chapter twenty and Deuteronomy chapter 5. To be exact Exodus 20:1-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21.

In Deuteronomy 5:17 it says: “You shall not murder.”

“You shall not commit adultery.” Deuteronomy 5:18

“You shall not steal.” Deuteronomy 5:19

In Psalm 119:142 it says that the law of the Lord is true and in the same Psalm in verse 164 we read:  “Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws.” Psalm 119:164