The First Commandment

I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shall have no other Gods before me. (By revealing himself to us as the one true God, we are by default empowered, which in turn brings peace of mind. Empowered because we understand that we answer to no one except God; therefore you cannot enslave me because I belong to the one true God, and I cannot serve his greater Glory if I am enslaved. Nor shall I be molested or led astray because God has shone me the way, and no other, regardless of rank can change that which God has put in place, thus God gives me rank over the wicked. If I can adhere to this teaching, I am granted purpose and meaning in my life, to seek and serve him who has created me and has revealed himself to me. And with these things in place, I can’t help but have peace of mind, for what else can matter?)  ©

George Henry Nichols