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We all fall short of keeping the commandments. I think most of us simply accept this as reality at this point, giving thanks for the grace of God.
But there's a sentiment expressed in the Psalms that we are wise to heed -- the desire to keep the commandments, for in doing so we bring glory to God. In the keeping of the commandments, we praise God with upright hearts, and so we should long to be able to keep the commandments. We don't earn God's love, but in keeping the commandments, we express our gratitude to God and accept that God, and God alone, knows the best ways we are to live.
We don't keep the commandments out of obligation, toeing the line so that God will know how good we are, but rather we accept the limitations God gives to us because we acknowledge that God knows the best ways for us to live, and so we receive the commandments and the limitations because they keep us on the path to rich living, knowing that we are practicing now what we will be living for all of eternity.
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