Exodus 20: 17 - 21. Just before the 10 commandments, God tells us that to live apart from Him was slavery and life with Him is freedom. Yet society tends to believe the opposite is true – we are so habituated by sin that we see God’s freedom as a prison, and the prison of sin as freedom. Of all the commandments, it is perhaps the 10th commandment – “You shall not covet…” that illustrates this most clearly.
While marketers would have us believe that coveting is simply ‘aspiration’, in this sermon, Roydon tells us about the reality of coveting: it lies, steals and cheats. Beyond this, the 10th commandment exposes our desires and there’s no room for pretending as God can see precisely what our hearts truly yearn for.
So, what can we do about it? Roydon discusses the antidote of contentment and what it means to find satisfaction in God.
