Choices, Choices

Life is full of choices: little choices in what to wear, when to eat lunch, what book to read; bigger choices in honesty, kindness and how to treat others. The biggest choice we make is the decision to become a Christian, but after that every day is the choice to do things God’s way or not. There are only two choices. If you don’t live your life for God, then you follow the way of the world. God or mammon; which will it be?

When we try other ways and other choices, the result is never good. David disobeyed God, and was given three choices (I Chronicles 21). Even though his disobedience had a fearful consequence, David made the choice to fall under the hand of God instead of the hand of man.

If you choose God, the rest of the choices are clearer. Choose wisdom, not foolishness. Choose goodness, not evil. Choose love, not hate. Look at how often God tells us to follow the way “which the LORD your God shall choose”. Joshua chose to follow God. Solomon chose to ask for wisdom. Elijah chose to remain faithful to God, even when confronted with 400 priests of Baal.

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.