Remember the Sabbath

Biblical Sculpture by Sherry Heller

SHARING MY HEART AND PASSION
FOR CREATIVITY, FINE ART AND THE BIBLE

Hello Dear Ones,

I pray you are well and enjoying these short snippets on the Ten Commandments. Needless to say, there are many different views on what they mean, and I hope my short writings spur you on to study the Ten Commandments to have a fuller understanding. 

We’re at the fourth commandment, which is found in Exodus 20:8–11

“8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.”

According to Jewish custom, the Sabbath is a Saturday. It’s considered a holy day and a day for rest and no work, as an act of worship and honor to the Lord.

The Christian faith believes that the day of the Lord is the first day of the week, which is on a Sunday. Most Christians worship on Sundays.

In the beginning, God rested on the seventh day after His creation work, and He commands us to also work six days and rest one day of the week.

Whatever you believe, the most important thing is to honor the Lord every day, but take one day a week to rest and give God special worship and honor.

Here is a link to study this subject further on bible.org.

If you’d like to purchase one of my sculptures of Moses and the Ten Commandments, click here.

 

Blessings,

Sherry

 

 

 

 

 

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Honor God’s Name

Biblical Sculpture by Sherry Heller

SHARING MY HEART AND PASSION
FOR CREATIVITY, FINE ART AND THE BIBLE

Hi,

I hope all is well with you!

I’m continuing on with a short blurb on each of the Ten Commandments, and we are at the third commandment, which is found in Exodus 20:7.

“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.

What does this mean?

Volumes could be written on all that this actually means, but to put it simply, it means we are never to dishonor the Lord by using His name or speaking about Him in any dishonoring way. 

The names of God reveal His amazing character, and we are commanded to respect and hold Him in the highest regard and esteem Him above all others. He deserves our highest praise and adoration, and when we speak His name or refer to Him in ANY way, we need to be sure it is with utmost honor. 

God ALWAYS has our best in mind, and if He commands something, you can be sure, it is to protect us from being deceived and defiled. He is good and loving, and following Him will always put and keep us on the right path.

I hope you take the opportunity to order one of my Moses sculptures to remind you of God’s goodness. My Moses and the Ten Commandments sculptures are on this page. 

Blessings,

Sherry

 

 

 

 

 

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No Idols

Biblical Sculpture by Sherry Heller

SHARING MY HEART AND PASSION
FOR CREATIVITY, FINE ART AND THE BIBLE

Hi,

I hope you’re having a lovely day!

I’m continuing on with a short blurb on the Ten Commandments, and we are at the second commandment, which is found in Exodus 20:4-6.

“You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting[c] the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.” 

What does this mean?

God commands that we put no one and nothing else in His place. He is God Almighty, and He is the only one we are to bow to as in worship and serve as our Sovereign Lord and Master of all. 

Many religions throughout the world have carved images that they bow to and serve as their gods, making them divine and sacred. They are being deceived and will miss eternity in God’s glorious presence if they do not repent. 

I pray my Moses sculptures will be something to remind you in your home that God’s commandments are for our benefit, to keep our love and devotion on the ONE who is our source of ALL help. Obeying Him guards us from deception and keeps us safe from the enemy’s snares.

You’ll see several of my Moses and the Ten Commandments sculptures by clicking on this page. 

Blessings,

Sherry

 

 

 

 

 

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No Other Gods

Biblical Sculpture by Sherry Heller

SHARING MY HEART AND PASSION
FOR CREATIVITY, FINE ART AND THE BIBLE

Hi,

For the next several blogs, I’d like to share a bit on each of the Ten Commandments, starting with commandment #1:

“You shall have no other gods before Me.” Exodus 20:3

What does this mean?

Simply, this means that we are to love no one and nothing more than God. He commands us to love Him first and most and above all else. 

The Lord knows, this can be challenging for us at times, but God didn’t request this, He commanded this.

In order to understand that God’s commands are always to our ultimate benefit, we need to understand the character of God.

God’s DIVINE nature is LOVE. Pure LOVE.

And since the beginning, His purpose for His creation has always been good. When He says to do or not do something, it is ALWAYS for our good.

To keep our devotion to Him pure and simple, we need to always remember that He loves us, and He ALWAYS wants the very best for us. His wonderful eternal plans far exceed anything we can imagine in our finite minds, and He longs for the day when we see Him face to face in all His glory and enjoy His glorious, loving presence forevermore.

I pray my Moses sculptures will be something to inspire you in your home and remind you of God’s matchless love and desire for our very best.

You’ll see several of my Moses and the Ten Commandments sculptures by clicking on this page. 

Blessings,

Sherry

 

 

 

 

 

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Samson Confronts

Biblical Sculpture by Sherry Heller

SHARING MY HEART AND PASSION
FOR CREATIVITY, FINE ART AND THE BIBLE

Hi,

Samson is another interesting character in the Bible who I’m inspired to create sculptures of. His story can be found in Judges chapters 13-16.

The prophet Samson was born to a woman who was previously barren, and his mother dedicated him from a very young age to serve in the temple.

God intricately planned Samson’s purpose before his birth. God granted this child to be born to confront the Philistines and save the Israelites during that time.

Often, we wonder what our purpose is in this life and have many questions about why certain things have happened to us along our journey. God holds the answers to all of that, and seeking Him and His Word is the way to find His perfect will for our lives. 

WE DO HAVE A PURPOSE. Our gifts, talents and abilities were given for special reasons. 

I pray you seek Him and find your God-given purpose and fulfill His perfect will for your life. 

I hope my Samson sculpture inspires you to know more about this Biblical character. There is so much we can learn from studying the characters in the Scriptures. You’ll see more details on my Samson sculpture by clicking on this page. 

Blessings,

Sherry

 

 

 

 

 

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