Some things are just tough to understand. For example . . .

• In medical terms, a black eye is technically a “bilateral periorbital hematoma.”

• Years ago, rabies was called hydrophobia, because one of the strangest symptoms of the disease has to do with the repulsion and fear of water. Here’s what happens: Once someone has been inflicted with rabies, the act of drinking water immediately causes violent throat spasms choking, gagging and great panic. As the disease progresses, even the sight or sound of water will trigger these reactions.

• If we could place your circulatory system in a straight line, it would measure 60,000 miles. That’s enough to circle the globe two and a half times!

• When searching for the healthiest place to build a hospital, doctors in ninth-century Baghdad, hung pieces of meat at various locations. The site at which the meat last turned rotten, was the place they would build the hospital.

It’s tough to understand the intricacy of the human circulatory system, why physicians thought the way they did in ninth-century Baghdad and why rabies and water don’t get along. But thankfully, it’s not important we truly understand these things. It is important, though, that we understand, know and put into practice the Ten Commandments.

Aren’t you glad God gave us 10 rules for living that are easy to understand? Think about it: We don’t have to analyze them, interpret them or discuss them. We simply need to accept them. They’re black and white. There are no gray areas to complicate things. They’re simple rules given by God to help us get the very most out of life.

If you’ve never broken one of God’s commandments, you don’t need a Savior. But each one of us is guilty, because each one of us is born with sin. It’s only because of God’s grace that we can be forgiven when we break His heart by breaking His commands.

Know It!
It’s impossible to keep God’s commands in our own strength. We need His power to live the holy life He commands we live. Realize these commands weren’t given to make your life miserable, rather they were given so that you can truly live abundantly!

Read It!
Exodus 20:3-17; John 3:16; John 10:10; Philippians 4:13.

Pray It!
Seek God’s forgiveness for any commandments you have broken and ask Him to empower you with His strength so you may live in obedience to His rules for living.

Check out yesterday’s devo, Thou Shalt Not Covet.