OCT 20

Psalm 19:7-14
Memorise Psalm 119:1-8
“The law of the LORD is perfect”

We, who live under the justice of a good government in Singapore, must remember the British who gave us our law. But how did the British possess such good laws? Where did they get them from? From the Bible and from the Law of Moses.

In contrast with little Israel, there is that gigantic country, China, the land of many of our ancestors. For hundreds of years until the Manchu Dynasty she had sunk into the depths of poverty and misery, of backwardness in science and technology. It is not a coincidence that the Chinese people had departed from the Creator God, being devoid of His Law. Being steeped in idolatry and not knowing the Living and True God led to social evils that grew out of sin that was not restrained by the Law. As recent as the last two generations, the Chinese people did not enjoy such a divine right of man as the weekly Sabbath. The weekly Sabbath had been enjoyed in the West with the advent of Christianity from time immemorial. The keeping of Sunday as a Holy Day was particularly strong in the days of the Puritans in Great Britain. Both man and beast rested from their servile work in the Light of God’s Law! This is but one blessing to mention that comes to the whole world from Israel, yea, even from the Law of Moses. How is it that most of us have no need to go to office or factory when Sunday, our Christian Sabbath, comes around? We in Singapore today are enjoying the blessings of a Law which God first gave to Israel! This law that distinguished Israel from the Gentiles is what made Israel great!

However in recent years, what we see is a sad departure from God’s holy law. Instead of honouring the Sabbath, Sunday has now become a day to have tuition and enrichment classes, go shopping, or recover from hangovers. The state is also beginning to take a more liberal view on matters such as gambling, prostitution and homosexuality. As we imbibe more and more of the carnal norms of modern societies, we are moving further and further away from God and the His perfect law. As Christians in this carnal age, we can do little to change the law of the land, but we must do all we can to ensure that our churches and our families continue to abide by God’s perfect law. For us, God’s law must always be the statutes that rejoice the heart, enlightens the eyes, and are more to be desired than gold.

Thought: Any nation that truly keeps the Ten Commandments shall be great. 
Prayer: Pray for your nation to keep the Ten Commandments.