Lenten Post Day 31

Friday, March 11
Jeremiah 23:1-8, Romans 8:28-29, John 6:52-59
Q. 70. Which is the Seventh Commandment?
A. The Seventh Commandment is, “Thou shalt not commit adultery.”
Q. 71. What is required in the Seventh Commandment?
A. The Seventh Commandment requireth the preservation of our own’and our neighbor’s chastity, in heart, speech, and behavior.
Q. 72. What is forbidden in the Seventh Commandment?
A. The Seventh Commandment forbiddeth all unchaste thoughts, words, and actions.
Prayer: Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered. I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope. (Psalm 130:2-5)
Reflection: Christ was sent by God to lead us back to God and away from the sin within us. On earth Jesus chastized us for coveting the things of our earthly world and to focus our desires on God.
Ref: Westminster Shorter Catechism (255k).