Devotions

So Many Choices

I don’t know about you but I don’t want a faith and a joy that comes and goes with a change in the weather, or with a job loss, or with cancer, or with a child’s rebellion, or with bankruptcy, or with some kind of pressure that life can throw our way.  The truth is…

• The difference between a CONVICTION and a GOOD INTENTION is what happens to it when it’s under pressure.

We won’t read it this morning but one of the most interesting studies in human nature is what happened when Moses went up on Mt. Sinai to receive the commandments from God.  He left his brother Aaron with the people and your familiar with the story, how the people put pressure on Aaron and coaxed him into fashioning a golden calf.  Pressure reveals where I am truly placing my trust.  The pressure was too much for Aaron and instead of standing for truth, and trusting God he chose to give in to popular opinion.   The choices we make determine the direction we travel.  The Bible is big on making choices.  Remember Joshua told the people….

• 24:15 – Choose this day whom you will serve but as for me and my house we will serve the Lord.

And one of the prolife verses of the Bible….

• Deuteronomy 30:19 – I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses, now choose life.

Choices are seen in almost every area of life.  You chose what to wear today.  You chose when to get out of bed.  You will make choices with your schedule.  The Church is called to make choices.  There is a great temptation for the modern church to blend in with the world.   But we need to resist that temptation and offer the world another choice.  Choosing traditional marriage.  Choosing to speak up for the unborn.  Choosing to trust the Word of God.  Good choices, right choices, because in a culture of constant change there is stability in a God who never changes.  Choose Him – the quality of your life is determined by that choice.