"The Prepared Heart"

"Then shall I not be ashamed when I have respect unto all Thy commandments." (Psalm 119:6) There is a way that a man should be prepared for his death, just as a man might prepare for any special event in life. Do you know what I am talking about? The commandments of God are to be respected and treated as though they are set in stone; oh, wait a minute, I think they actually have been. Seriously, I feel that we have been given a liberty that has been taken too far. Looking at the rate of divorce, suicide, rebellious youth, addictions and many others darkened issues that are among those within the church, I have to wonder where God's law has been hidden in all this stuff. If we are a people that have respect unto all of God's commandments, then where is the proof of that? Or have we been liberated so far from the law that is does not matter anymore? I have been thinking about this quite awhile, and I still don't know if I have the right answer; but this much I do know: God is going to judge sin, and when He does, many that have disregarded the seriousness of sin, are going to be in for a big surprise. We must be holy, not for the sake of keeping the law, but out of respect for the law; knowing that it is God's law that has been established in our hearts! Okay, maybe we should look at this another way, and say that God does not change; and because God does not change, for a man to become a vessel that is worthy enough to be in His presence, then the man must change. "As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him: rooted and built up in Him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving." (Colossians 2:6 & 7) It is obvious by the Scriptures I have just quoted that we are to live our life in Jesus Christ, to which many profess that they do; however, looking at our churches today, there seems to be something missing from the faith that we are to be stablished in; something that should cause us to be abundantly thankful for what we have been given. Do you think that it might have something to do with respect for God's law???