This day I call heaven and 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, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
We have a choice when it comes to our future. We have a choice regarding what tomorrow will look like. We have a choice whether to follow the trail that is brightly lit or to go down a path we know to be perilous and poorly lit.
Moses challenged Israel to choose life, to obey God, and therefore to continue to experience his blessings. God doesn't force his will on anyone. He lets us decide whether to follow him or reject him. This decision, however, is a life-or-death matter. God wants us to realize this, for he would like us all to choose life. Daily, in each new situation, we must affirm and reinforce this commitment.
We have a responsibility not only to ourselves but to our children, to make the right decisions. We have choices to make every day; some are easy while others require planning and discernment. When we have a close relationship with God, calling on Him every day, walking with Him constantly, there will be grace available to us to make wise choices.
We have a responsibility not only to ourselves but to our children, to make the right decisions. We have choices to make every day; some are easy while others require planning and discernment. When we have a close relationship with God, calling on Him every day, walking with Him constantly, there will be grace available to us to make wise choices.
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