Choose this day

But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.~Joshua 24:15

Each morning I awake with a choice.  A choice to to choose whom I am going to serve.  Will it be the Lord or will it be my selfish ambitions or flesh?  I am a Christian.  I believe that Christ died for my sins and arose on the third day conquering death.  I believe that my salvation comes only through Him. I believe that He is Lord   I believe in God and His Word. (Romans 10:9)  I have confessed all of these things, but I must go beyond my confession and daily do those things that I believe and know to be true.

My beautiful and gracious Lord and Savior has given me free will.  He doesn’t make me do anything.  He allows me to choose.  There really should be no choice because with Jesus, following and serving Him, is life. Everything else leads to death and heartache.  Yet, I do.  I have a choice to do my reasonable service ( Romans 12:1-2).  I have a choice to not just be a hearer of His Word, but a doer of His Word ( James 1:22).  God has blessed me with the choice of being able to stand of His word and not be shaken by the things in this fallen world.By the grace of God,  I have a choice to have success as I obey the Word that He has given me ( Joshua 1:8). 

So  I choose not to serve false gods like material possessions, wealth, intellectual ability, popularity, people, power or self-adulation.  I choose to serve God because He is God and He is Lord.  I choose to serve Him because He loves me like no one ever could.  I choose to go beyond my words of my belief because He has equipped me to do this. Yes, our loving Father gives us a choice and also equips us with everything we need to do them. Isn’t He great!  God has given every Believer a great gift-His Spirit it is His power that works in me to is not just to will but to also act in order to fulfill His good purpose (Philippians 2:13).  A purpose to be one with Him ( John 17:21).

Lord I thank You for even giving me a choice and a path to life.  Death could have been my only option, but your love me showed me another way.  Lord, on this day and every day, empower me with your Spirit to be doer of your Word-To take up my cross daily and follow You.  In Jesus name I pray. Amen