Memorise: I call heaven and earth to
record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing
and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
Deuteronomy 30:19
Read: Deuteronomy 30:19-20, Bible in one
year: Acts 12:6-13:52, Song of Solomon 3
There comes a time in the life of
everyone that a choice has to be made between two alternatives. Choice means
deciding between possibilities. It means accepting an option while rejecting
another. For every choice made, there is always an alternative forgone. This is
why it is important to make the right choice in life. It is unfortunate that
some so-called Christians don’t have an alternative forgone. They want to have
their cake and eat it at the same time. They want to be in Christ and at the
same time be in the world. 1st John 2:15-17 means nothing to them.
As long as you are alive, you will be confronted with making choices. It might
be the choice of a career, the business to run, the partner to marry, a call to
fulfil, the location to dwell in or the God to serve.
“And
unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I set before you
the way of life, and the way of death.” Jeremiah
21:8
One of the most critical choices to make
in life is the choice between death and life. You need to take responsibility
for your life by making choices that will make you live. This includes choosing
whom to serve. This is the greatest choice to make in life. This choice
determines the kind of life you will live on earth and where you will spend
eternity. Choosing to serve God is the greatest decision because the
consequence goes beyond this world. Jesus made it clear that His servants would
be with Him in glory. Being a follower of a hero is not as important as knowing
the end of the hero. Jesus in John 12:26 said:
“If
any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my
servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.”
Moses called heaven and earth to
witness, when he asked the children of Israel to choose between the gods of the
heathen and the God of their fathers, and by implication between the life-giving
God Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and the dead
gods of the nations around them (Deuteronomy 30:15-18). Who is your master he or she did
not serve while here on earth. In other words, the devil cannot claim sincere
followers of Jesus Christ, Just as the followers of the devil cannot spend
eternity with Jesus except they repent before their death. Therefore, choose
whom you will serve today – Jesus or Satan? I encourage you to choose Jesus,
the Giver of life.
Action Point
Decide
to serve God through Jesus today because He is The Way, The Truth and The Life.
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