287 Written on the Heart: The “Why” Behind the Ten Words

Moving From Obedience as Duty to Obedience as Love’s Language

Jul 30, 2026

Good morning, and hello friends.

This is a continuation of a conversation we started not long ago, in “The Ten Words and the Ten Thousand Laws.” That piece asked a big, societal question: what if our chaos stems from ignoring ten simple rules?

275 The Ten Words and the Ten Thousand Laws

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Today, I want to get personal. I want to talk about what those Ten Commandments look like when they’re no longer stone tablets, but a script written on a living heart.

It starts with a simple, daily alignment. For me, it looks like this:

I obey “No other gods before Him” because I want my will to align with my Creator’s will. I want no rival throne in my heart.

I obey “No carved images” for the same reason…my worship is for the Creator, not the created.

I obey “Do not take His name in vain” because His name is holy, and my speech should reflect that reverence.

I obey “Remember the Sabbath” because I’ve learned it’s a divine gift, a weekly “date night” with my Creator I now cherish.

I obey “Honor your father and mother” not because they were perfect, but because they did their best with what they had.

I obey “Do not murder,” “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not steal,” “Do not bear false witness,” because I believe every life is precious, and because the golden rule, treating others as I wish to be treated is woven into the fabric of love.

I obey “Do not covet” because I want my eyes fixed on my own blessings, grateful for them, and focused on how to use them for His Kingdom, not distracted by what He’s given someone else.

This is my “why.” It’s not a checklist for salvation; it’s the love language of a rescued heart. As Yahusha said, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments” (John 14:15, ESV). My obedience is the evidence of that love, not the price of it.

Have I failed these commands in the past? Yes. Will I fail again? Likely, yes. This is where the weight of Yahusha’s sacrifice meets me. His grace means I no longer need a Levitical priest or an animal sacrifice. Because of His finished work, I have direct access to the Father. I can come, confess my transgression, repent, and be washed clean in the blood of the spotless Lamb. This is the New Covenant promise: “I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts” (Jeremiah 31:33, ESV). The external rule becomes an internal desire.

I’m writing this because I see so much discourse around “the law” that misses this heart. People cite the “other 603” commandments as a gotcha, but that argument often feels like someone pointing to a map they’ve never actually studied. My focus, my curriculum, as I’ve written in “The Master Artist’s Curriculum”, is what the Father is teaching me. And part of that is understanding that my job is not to police another’s walk.

Ten people can read the same scripture and glean ten different insights, as I’ve noted before. The Holy Spirit guides each of us on a path that is, as I called it in “The Road Less Crowded,” uniquely ours. Your understanding is meant for you. Mine is meant for me. If the Lord ever calls me to explain or defend a point of doctrine to another, He will equip me for that assignment. But for now, my conviction is simple: it is up to each of us to do what our Father has asked us to do.

If you love Him and I love Him, that’s enough for me. I don’t need to prove my love to you, nor you to me, and certainly not to a stranger online who just started their walk five minutes ago (me). Our shared love for Him is the common ground; our individual obedience is the personal path we walk upon it.

That is all, and thank you for reading.