"You shall not covet your neighbor's house."
Today's devotion reminds me that the devil wants us to pursue empty promises. One trick he uses is to make us think that someone's physical house is better than our own. If we had that house, that lovely piece of property, our lives would be so much better. But a house is just a physical structure. I am grateful for my house, that's for sure. I am very much aware that there are people with no houses at all, living on the streets or in homeless camps. But it's not the house that matters. It's what goes on in the lives of the people in the house. As the devotion suggests, "In every house you will find some longing, some yearning for life to be different. You will find people grieving, amazed that regular life can even continue." So, rather than long for someone else's house, what can we do for the people in the house? How can we be of service, to help make their lives a little less of a burden, more meaningful, more joyful? When we do that, we share God's promise of love for all people, keeping the ninth commandment, and overcoming the empty promise of the devil.
Well stated!
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