i shall remember that You said, "Vengeance is Mine"

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 i shall have no other Gods before You--after all, You brought me out of bondage.  i shall not carve any images in the likeness of anyone in heaven or on earth or in the sea.  You are the Lord my God, a jealous God; i shall not take the name of the Lord my God in vain, and if i do i will not be guiltless according to God.  i will have one day a week as my Sabbath Day; i shall devote this day to the Lord and will do no work.  Even You rested on a seventh day--so if You could do it, i certainly could--

i shall honor the memories of Mother and Dad and pray that just before each passed they had the opportunity either on their own volitions or with the aid of a hospice worker to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior in the eleventh hour; nevertheless, their financial inheritance is Your money and i ask that You make me a good and faithful steward of that money.  In Jesus' name.  Amen  

i shall not murder nor be afraid for my body should anyone consider murdering me either randomly or premeditated.  i have no fear of death because all but one of Your disciples were executed for Your name and i shall lay down my life for another just as Jesus Christ had laid down His life for me. i shall not commit adultery.  i shall not steal.  i shall not give false testimony against my neighbor; and if anyone shall do such action to me i shall remember that You said, "Vengeance is Mine." i shall not be envious or in want of anything anybody else has because what You have provided for me, Heavenly Father, is more than enough; Your most precious gift being eternal life through Your Son and my Savior, Jesus Christ.

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