This week we will be exploring Exodus 20:1-6 together, Worshiping God Alone. 
It is appropriate that in this season of celebrating America's 250th birthday, we are also examining the book of Exodus and the journey to true freedom. It is also appropriate that we are beginning our study in the Ten Commandments.
The Ten Commandments were the "constitution" of the people of Israel as they were birthed as a new nation. They formed the backbone of how they were to live, how they were to think, how they were to relate to others, and how they were to worship God alone. 
The first two commandments are the first two commandments for a reason. 
You shall have no other gods before Me. 
You shall not make for yourself an idol. 
For many people, these two commands make no sense. Why not just start with the "ethical demands"? Don't murder. Don't steal. Don't lie. These are what really matter in human behavior, right?
But the Ten Commandments give us a foundational truth right at the start. Eliminate God and you have no basis for any ethical demands. Worship the wrong God and you will live in the wrong way. Reduce God to an idol that you can control and you will reduce everyone down to a level that you can control.
Unless we submit to God...unless we worship Him alone...unless we are governed by a love for Him above all else...then we will not live the way that we were created to live. 
It is that simple.
Worshiping God is not an addendum to life. It is its very foundation. 
May God enlarge our vision of Who He is. May He correct our vision of Who He is. And may He captivate our hearts so that we truly love Him with all of our heart, with all of our soul, with all of our mind, and with all of our strength.