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Worshipping with The Ten Commandments

Just as we walked through the Ten Commandments step-by-step, to see how our Spirit-life develops; so too we can step-by-step worship through the Ten Commandments. As you go through this, also try applying other ways of seeing the Ten Commandments, like developmental, 80/20, bilateral. Worship is flexible enough to be applicable for all scenarios.

Worshipping through the Ten Commandments addresses all the core relational dynamics between you, God, and others; positioning yourself in a place of honesty before the Lord on the issue you are presenting to Him. Honesty allows clarity, so you talk face-to-face, and walk away with the needed revelation, which brings the necessary conviction for the confidence to trust, obey, and complete the journey He's designed you to experience His manifested love in this need.

"I am the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of slavery, out of the house of bondage."

What a beautiful way to begin a worship experience. You brought me out of a place of slavery, bondage, addiction. I no longer live in the house of horror and terror.

1) Don't worship other gods. The commandment reads to not have any other gods before Him. This is not a shared space, He’s the one and only!

2) Don't worship idols. This is the longest commandment. God provides detail on how to avoid idolizing and elevating anything in the creation. God is so unique that anything compared to Him would diminish His true character and ability. Can you express your heart that deeply? Maybe this helps clarify why we need the Holy Spirit’s assistance and gifts to pour out an appropriate heart-full love, surrender, and obedience.

3) Don't misuse God's name. This escalates the 2nd Commandment. We find that we are called into a depth of honoring God that brings glory to His name. We put on His character. We walk in His ability.

4) Do keep the Sabbath. This is the second longest commandment. We need to consider the depth of our rest and how to apply it to every aspect of our household. Likewise, to our spirit and all it interacts with. Do you bring rest to all you are involved with? If I was to apply a Sabbath mindset towards this, how would it be different? We see this often in Jesus’ ministry. This is how Jesus lives now. This is His offer to us. He is discipling us to live with him in the Sabbath framework.

5) Do honor your parents. Consider God as Father who has set your life up with parental influences and opportunities. Are you looking forward to these? Are you in worship about this, opening your heart to the Spirit’s revelation of how these are working in your life currently?

6) Don't murder. We are now entering our communal life. We are challenged by others’ abilities and inabilities. The quest to see their best put forward is ever-present. Are you counting them better than you, appreciating and growing in their influence?

Philippians 2:3

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.”

7) Don't commit adultery. We are living under the influence of the circle of life coming full circle. There is much to relish and celebrate. There is much satisfaction in this part of our lives.

8) Don't steal. Be an active community supporter. Help build life. Give thanks for your communities’ needs and make a way work. Be in awe and wonder at how God keeps pulling things off.

9) Don't give false testimony. False testimony is hostility. We are called to be honestly truthful. We uphold the accused. We have a duty to maintain justice. There is a depth of worship and prayer that takes us into God’s passionate purpose to build justice.

10) Don't get jealous. Christianity is a routine motivational analysis session. We look at our motives honestly as we go deeper into worship. How are you seeing your needs? What and why do we crave? Are we scheming or are we putting it to Rest? Is God’s parenting sufficient? Why not? What do you need to see for it to overwhelm the fear that masquerades as ‘needs’? We need to worship our way to completeness, where we believe in God’s active parenting.