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Open the Bible UK Daily

3 minute daily Bible reflections from Open the Bible UK, authored by Colin Smith, read by Sue McLeish.

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02:47

(8) Your Struggle for Integrity

Open the Bible UK Daily ·

2025/05/24

"You shall not steal."Exodus 20:15Here is a definition of stealing that will get you thinking about the struggle of the eighth commandment: Stealing is trying to get as much as possible, while giving as little as possible.Remember, each of these commands speak not to one sin, but to a whole category of sins. We know this from Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount. We also see this in the Old Testament, where the rest of the law is an exposition of the Ten Commandments, showing how they apply to

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02:32

Act in the Power of the Spirit

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2025/05/23

Put to death… what is earthly in you.Colossians 3:5When it comes to your battle with temptation, God does not say, “Pray about it.” He says, “Act against it.”The problem with praying about a temptation is that you end up focusing more attention on it, and that can have the effect of making the problem worse. Temptation is not an issue to passively turn over to God; it’s an issue to actively fight.This is always the language of Scripture when it comes to our struggle with temptation. Paul says to the

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02:46

How to Overcome the Power of Temptation

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2025/05/22

“How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?”Genesis 39:9The place to start in dealing with temptation is by recognising sin for what it is. The best example of this in the Bible is Joseph when he was tempted by Potiphar’s wife.Here was this young guy in a foreign country and a powerful woman was trying to entice him. Instead of giving in, he called the temptation great wickedness, and he saw the wound that it would bring to the heart of God.If you’re going to overcome the power of

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02:16

(7) Your Struggle with Purity

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2025/05/21

"You shall not commit adultery."Exodus 20:14Jesus described the times in which He lived as an “adulterous generation” (Mat. 12:39). That means it was a generation in which many people had become confused in their attitudes and disordered in their behaviours when it came to the whole matter of sex.There is no doubt that we too live in an adulterous generation. Over 14 million internet users in the United Kingdom reported accessing pornographic content online in May 2023. We live in a setting where it

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02:22

Pursue Peace

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2025/05/20

“Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court.”Matthew 5:25Jesus makes this application from the sixth commandment: Settle your disputes as quickly as you can. If there’s a way to settle with integrity, pursue it. Paul says the same thing:“If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all” (Rom. 12:18).Jesus is the Prince of Peace. He is able to bring peace into the deepest wounds of your life. In different ways we have all broken this commandment. We

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02:46

The Trouble with Keeping the Sixth Commandment

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2025/05/19

"You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment."Matthew 5:21-22The scope of this commandment goes far beyond acts of murder. Jesus made this clear when He said that the sixth commandment searches out the thoughts, attitudes, and intentions of the heart.Think about a train moving down a track. Murder is the name of the station at the far

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03:20

What This Command Is Saying to Us

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2025/05/18

"You shall not murder."Exodus 20:13Here are four examples of taking the life of another person that are clearly forbidden in the sixth commandment.Murder—Taking the life of your neighbour. One day you may come to the unimaginable conclusion that murder is not beyond you. An injury can be so great, and the desire for revenge so strong, that you feel you have the right to exercise justice and take another life. But God says, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay” (Rom. 12:19).Abortion—Taking the life of an

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03:14

(6) Your Struggle for Peace

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2025/05/17

"You shall not murder."Exodus 20:13The Ten Commandments show us what it means to live a life of love. The first four lay out what it means to love God, and the last six spell out what it means to love your neighbour.Here are six sacred areas of life marked with special value by God: (1) Family (honour your father and your mother); (2) Life (you shall not murder); (3) Marriage (you shall not commit adultery); (4) Property (you shall not steal); (5) Truth (you shall not bear false witness); and (6)

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02:40

How to Honour an Unworthy Parent

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2025/05/16

He does not deal with us according to our sins.Psalm 103:10Some parents are not worthy of honour. Think of Saul and the mood swings, fits of rage, and irrational behaviour. Saul even threw a javelin at his son, Jonathan (1 Sam. 20:33). What kind of father throws a spear at his son?You may wonder if God knows about the pain of your experience. God knows. The Bible recognises the pain of bad parenting, and God never asks you to pretend that a bad parent is good, or that a neglectful parent is

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03:03

Honoring and Obeying Parents

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2025/05/15

“Honor your father and your mother.”Exodus 20:12The word honour literally means “give weight to.” The commandment is telling us: “Give weight to your father and your mother.”When your father or mother says something, don’t take it lightly. Give weight to their words, to their advice. Don’t brush it off. Take it seriously. Give weight to what they say, to what they think, and to what they desire. What this looks like will change as you grow up.For children, honouring your father and mother means

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02:41

(5) Your Struggle with Authority

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2025/05/14

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.”Exodus 20:12Your parents are the first authority figures God put in your life, and your first experience of authority tends to shape your reaction to other authority figures. If you’ve seen authority used well, you will tend to respect it, otherwise you will tend to be suspicious of it. You will want to resist authority and establish your independence from it.The reason family life is so

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02:44

How You Can Enter God’s Rest

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2025/05/13

“Come to me… and I will give you rest.”Matthew 11:28Once you see everything that God has called you to do in the Ten Commandments, you may say, “But I haven’t finished!”We struggle to embrace God unconditionally. We struggle to worship God as He is. We have not honoured Him in all things. We have not finished the work of keeping God’s commands, and the longer we live the more obvious it becomes that we’ll never finish this work. So how are we going to enter God’s rest? That’s the great question.When

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02:21

(4) Your Struggle with Time

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2025/05/12

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.”Exodus 20:8The fourth commandment is one of life’s greatest struggles and one of the most frequently misunderstood commands. Some Christians imagine they’re honouring God by making Sunday the dullest day of the week, a day marked by long lists of things you cannot do.Some of us need to begin by clearing away the blockages that might hinder us from hearing the Word of God today. Some of us come from a legalistic background, where the day of rest was a day

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02:46

Honouring the Name of Jesus

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2025/05/11

“Continually all the day my name is despised.”Isaiah 52:5Isaiah the prophet was given an insight into the heart of God when he heard God’s anguished cry over the abuse of His name.That’s the tragedy of our world. But God has an answer: “Therefore my people shall know my name” (52:6). Those who know and love the Lord are the guardians of His reputation on earth.Honouring the Lord’s name is our highest calling. Christ will be honoured when the world sees a community of people who show awe and

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02:30

(3) Your Struggle with Religion

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2025/05/10

"You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain."Exodus 20:7The first thing that typically comes to mind when we hear the third commandment is the issue of swearing. The way you use a person’s name says a great deal about what you think of them. And if you look up the name Jesus in your Concise Oxford English Dictionary, there are two definitions. Notice the order:Jesus: (vulg.) excl. expr. surprise, impatience, etc

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02:24

Why Idols Are So Offensive to God

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2025/05/09

He is the image of the invisible God.Colossians 1:15The reason God places such importance on not making idols is that He is jealous to guard against all images of Himself. Why? Because He wants nothing and no one to detract from the one true image of God by which He has made Himself known—Jesus Christ.The New Testament says (about God) that Jesus is “the exact imprint of his nature” (Heb. 1:3). That is why Jesus could make this stunning statement: “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father” (John

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02:41

(2) Your Struggle to Worship

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2025/05/08

"You shall not make for yourself a carved image."Exodus 20:4God is invisible, so it is instinctive for us to want some kind of image to remind us of Him or to point us to Him. This commandment is telling us that we are not to make any images to represent God.The problem with our images of God is that they are all less than He is. Many people find icons, beads, or pictures of Jesus helpful. But this commandment reminds us of the danger. An image or an icon may reflect part of the truth about Him, but

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02:15

This Is Our Greatest Struggle

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2025/05/07

“Follow me.”Matthew 4:19Our challenge is to embrace God unconditionally. The first commandment leaves no room for “ifs,” “buts,” or “whens,” because as soon as you say “if,” “but,” or “when,” you have put something else in the place of God and thereby broken the first commandment.If you say “yes” to God but then add “if you give me my health” or “if you bless my family” or “if you solve this problem,” then you are putting your health, your family, or your problem in the place of God.The first

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02:58

(1) Your Struggle with God

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2025/05/06

"You shall have no other gods before me."Exodus 20:3The first commandment calls you to a life-long response of gratitude and loving loyalty to the God who loved you and gave Himself for you.Positively, this means cultivating affection for Him, remembering Him, appreciating Him, honouring Him, choosing Him, loving Him, and fearing Him. It means trusting Him, hoping in Him, and delighting in Him. It means calling upon Him and giving thanks to Him.Loyalty to God means giving Him more weight in your

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02:54

Meet the Commander

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2025/05/05

I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.Exodus 20:2The Ten Commandments begin with the appeal of a gracious God who is committed to the good of His people, not an appeal on the basis of raw power.God could have said, “I am your Creator. I own the cosmos.” That’s true. He could have said, “I have more power than a million nuclear bombs, so you better knuckle down and worship me.” That’s true too. But that’s not what He said.He said, “I am Yahweh,

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