April 22- What Will You Choose?

Joshua 24:1-33
Luke 21:1-28
Psalm 89:38-52
Proverbs 13:20-23

Joshua 24: ¹⁴ "Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. ¹⁵ But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD."

Choosing God seems like an easy decision for anyone to make. After all, who wants to choose evil? Who desires to be wicked? The choice of obedience to God is easy enough, but the problem is that sometimes it is difficult to realize when we might be rebelling rather than following him. For instance, when we choose to enjoy the culture of America in a way that causes us to neglect him, when we choose watching television over learning about him, or when we choose comfort over the spirit of humility, fervor, or righteousness that he desires for us. When we choose anything over God, we make a statement towards him. The last thing we want to do is put him as 2nd place in our lives. God is Holy. We should treat him as such. Today we have two choises set before us. Let us this day choose the Lord!