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
30:19 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:
30:20 That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his
voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length
of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy
fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
Message
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. 1 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 of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and the
dead gods of the nations around them (Deuteronomy 30:15-18). Who is your
master, Jesus or Satan? Jesus made it clear that after death, no one can switch
over to the destination of a 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.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Acts 12:6-13:52
& Acts 13
AUTHOR: Pastor E.A. ADEBOYE
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