I spent much time meditating on the Scripture which says, "If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it."Isaiah 1:19, 20. I discovered that the Lord gives us the ability to make choices in life. Hence, our destiny can be determined by the choice we make. Someone said, "The choices we make actually define who we are. Choices establish our core values that shape our faith and our actions, and determine how we live. As we are given the gift of each new day, we choose how we will use it."
You cannot just live above the choice you make. The situation of our country depends on the choices you and me made at one time or the other: The choice to vote or not to vote, the choice to collect money and vote in wrong leaders, the choice to loot our treasury and not to safe for raining days. The choice to attend special centers for a result you never worked for. I can continue to go on and on like that. Today, we are faced with the consequences.
The consequences include bad governance, unemployable graduates, poverty, terrorism, insecurity, recession, empty hospitals and high mortality rate. Let me ask you, how do you make your choice daily? The choice you make determines the life you live.
You may choose to serve God and enjoy peace, prosperity and eternal life. Joshua challenged the Israelites while going to the Promised Land,
"And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."Josh 24:15
Lot made his choice based on sight and faced the consequences in Sodom and Gomorrah. "Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other."Gen 13:11
"I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not."Isaiah 66:4
29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord: Pro 1:29
The choice you make determines the life you live. Even when you think you wont choose anything so that you don't make mistake, it is a choice not to make a choice. That means you chose others to choose for you. You bear the consequence of your choice. God has given each of us the power of choice, but once we have made our choice, we have no power to choose the consequences. Many people in the Bible messed up their lives because of their bad choices. Their stories serve as examples for us. Even Solomon, the wisest ruler who ever lived, chose the false gods of his many wives, strayed from the one true God, and ruined his life.
God gave you a free will to choose. You choose according to your desires. Will your present desires lead to wise choices for the future?
You may choose to serve God or not, but you will bear the consequences. God says, "If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it."Isaiah 1:19, 20.
I appeal to you today, choose to repent from your wrong doings.
I appeal to you today, choose Jesus as your Lord and Saviour
I appeal to you today, choose to serve the Lord your God
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