A: The first commandment, "To have no other god before me,” frees us from worthless striving as we prioritize God as sufficient. The second commandment to, “not make for ourselves a carved image (idol) frees us to be different in our worship of God, not to stray away by constant pull of our idolatrous culture. And the third command, ”to not take the name of the Lord your God in vain” frees us from not taking God for granted as we reverence his name as HOLY. These three commands allow us to Love God who loved us first!