Two men in a truck, neither one very bright, were passing through a small town. They came to an overpass with a sign which read: "Clearance. 11'3". They got out and measured their rig. It was 12'4" tall. As they climbed back into the cab, one of them asked, "What do you think we should do?" The driver looked around, then shifted into gear, saying, "Not a cop in sight. Let's take a chance."

Some people have the same attitude toward God and his Ten Commandments. They visualize God as the great cop in the sky whose laws are designed to cramp out style and cheat us out of some good times. So if they think they can beat the rap, they try.

The opposite is really the case. The Ten Commandments are God's guidelines toward the good life. Our all-wise, loving God gave them to us to protect us from h…