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"YOUR CHOICES"
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Scripture: Joshua 24:15 "Choose you this day whom you will
serve."
This day with all of its uncertainties belongs to you. It is like a
tapestry that is being woven with threads, some provided by you and others by a
sovereign God. And although God is in total control, much of the pattern
will be determined by your choices. The choices you make today will
affect your future health, future wealth, and future relationship with God and
man. Exercise today and you will be strong for tomorrow. Be a
junk-food couch potato today and you will be physically weak tomorrow.
Work hard and make the right investments today and you will be financially
secure tomorrow. Be wasteful with your time and money and you will face
future lack in both areas. Build strong relationships with friends and
family today and they will sustain you through the difficult tomorrows of your
life. Choose to serve God today and He will be there for you tomorrow and
throughout Eternity.
You have a choice today to choose whom you will serve. You can choose to
serve the God of love, joy, and peace. Or you can give yourself to
the enemy by allowing the irritations and vexations of others to intrude into
your life and steal the fruits of God's Spirit from the garden of your
heart. You must be sober and vigilantly watching for the enemy of your
soul because he will entice you to choose to serve
hate, bitterness, and sadness. Through your choices, the god of this
world will cause you to be impatient, rude, and unfaithful, and at the end
of your choices you will find yourself in confusion and out of control.
Your destiny starts with one small choice and builds with each choice that
follows. The devil gives you reasonable excuses for your choices and
behavior. II Corinthians 11:14 says, "Satan himself is transformed
into an angel of light." He makes everything look right,
but eventually there are consequences for every choice, whether good or
bad. You have a choice to live behind the sham of pretense or allow God
to show you a reflection of your true self and reveal to you
whom you really love and are serving. With each choice you
make, you choose to serve the true and living God or the god of this
world. This is the day that the Lord has made. It is a day of
salvation and deliverance. Each moment in this day demands a
choice. So be wise as to whom you choose to serve because you
are the maker of your future and destiny. +++
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