Again, my child amazes me. On a family car ride the other day, he posed a rather odd question. "If you were president, what ten commandments would you create to change the world?" My husband and I were about to rattle off the obvious ten when he said, "oh, and you can't use the ones in the Bible." We each took our turn, but not without giving a great deal of thought to our selection.
We all have our opinions on how to change the world. One just has to read the newspaper to formulate attitudes and viewpoints. We grow numb to the senseless stories that fill the headlines and the pages from the local news. We wonder to ourselves, "why aren't people getting it?" But as God's people, we are given the heart and mind of Christ to want to obey God's commands. "This is the convenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people" (Hebrews 8:10). Encouraging words to those who get it; hopeful words for those who don't.
Okay, I admit we came up with some silly commandments during that car ride, but by the end of the ten, the responses became a bit more thought provoking. I'm still holding out for world peace, ends to prejudice and homelessness and yes, shorter work weeks for everyone. I'm not sure about the last one, but hey, there's no shame in dreaming. How about you? What world-changing car ride commandments have you dreamed up lately? Are you living them out in your life as you do with the ten God's given to us all? If so, great, because you are in the ride of your life!
1 comment:
Respect and civility offered to every human being would be a great new commandment for my world. I am astonished at how few people operate with these two principles in their daily encounters.
Great post; and you have blown much dust off my brain with this one.
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