“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.”

— Exodus 20:2

When we think about the faithfulness of God, the Ten Commandments are probably not among the first things that come to mind. After all, one of the main uses of God’s law is to show us that we are sinners. The commandments help us to see that we need God to save us from sin and that we need to confess our sins and ask the Lord for forgiveness.When God first gave his law to his people, they had been rescued from slavery in Egypt, but they were still dealing with being slaves to sin. God was calling them to live a new life in him that would serve as a blessing to all nations, and they needed to learn that.So do we. God’s commands are designed to be a guide for daily living, reminding us to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind, and to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. The law ultimately points us to Jesus for salvation and shows us how to live in gratitude to the one, true, faithful God.God knew that his people who first heard the Ten Commandments would soon wander from him and break their promises. But at the heart of their new creation is the faithful God who will always seek them and watch over them.God is faithful from one generation to the next. Just as he sought after and cared for his people in the desert, God faithfully seeks after and cares for us every day.

Lord, thank you for your commandments. May we follow them as your recreated people—saved by grace to live for you in a world that still needs to know you as the one, true, faithful God. Amen.