The Tenth Commandment in Exodus 20:17 is the one that goes
into the mind:
Thou shalt not covet thy
neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his
manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is
thy neighbour’s.
This one was addressed by Jesus many times, the most famous
is Matthew 5:28 where Jesus addresses this specifically:
But I say unto you, That whosoever
looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already
in his heart.
Most interpret this as lust is the same thing as committing adultery.
Often they say Jesus was stepping up the OT Law and making it more difficult.
He did this with money also where the tithe is not enough. But in all cases if
you look closely they all broke the last commandment. Lust is coveting another
man’s wife, if you make money above God you are coveting it and therefore
breaking the last commandment.
I started thinking about this recently as I watch this
nation come unraveled. The people who are in the lead to become president are
ego-centric and I fear they covet power. Honestly the only one that seems
sincere in his quest for the office is Ben Carson and maybe Bernie Sanders, but
in most cases the desire for power is above the desire for what God wants for
our nation.
Also, I think about how many of faith are focusing on the “end”
and survival. The focus is not saving as many as we can but making sure the
family is safe. The coveting is safety and how the other “prepers” are better
off for disasters. Heck you even have people making mansions in bomb shelters
to protect themselves. In the end, will you lock them out or open the door?
Will you ensure they are prepared spiritually or will you make sure you are
safe? See we are in a tough time … on two fronts.
Honestly, the president has to be a freak anyway to be put
through the rectal exam the press will give them, unless their last name begins
with a C;-)