CHOICES MOVING FORWARD

Every day we have choices to make that have some visible impact on the day and more far reaching impacts which we don’t yet see over he long haul. 

I’m remembering the time  God spoke to His people through Moses and challenged God’s people to make the choices that would allow God’s blessing to touch every area of their life. 

If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God:

Deuteronomy 28:1-2

And then various blessings are listed:  for the city, the country, for children to be born, for fruitful crops on the land, healthy livestock, plentiful food, safe travel, even victory over enemies.   

Who wouldn’t want their nation, their homes, their children to be blessed and cared for?  We all long for such things.  What a joy to know that as we follow God and stay close to His heart, pretty much every area of life will be impacted by God’s desire to bless His people.

But that’s the key point isn’t it?  What kind of choice will we make?  Will we choose for God, to love Him, listen to Him, and hold fast to Him. 

This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life.

Deuteronomy 30:19-20a

This is our prayer today, Loving God, that we would have the good sense and humility to choose to love You, listen to You, and hold fast to You, because You and You alone are our life.

Forgive us for the many ways we live as through we were our own provider, protector and the one with knowledge to take us forward to our destiny. 

We pray today that many would choose to fully obey You, the Lord your God and carefully follow all Your commands.  Let it begin with us. 

We don’t want to be selective with what You say works.  We don’t want to try to interpret things so we can get around Your commands and do things the way we want or in ways that are convenient in our times.  We want to wholeheartedly follow Your words because they are the words of life we need. 

Once again today, Lord, we choose life.  We will listen to Your voice.  We will hold fast to You because You are our life.  Amen