THE 9th OF MARCH
BY FOLLOWING THE LORD WE CHOOSE LIFE AND RECEIVE GOD’S BLESSINGS
“… I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;” – Deuteronomy 30:19b
God gives us two options: choosing life followed by His blessing or choosing death followed by being cursed. And in case we do not know what the right choice is, He even tells us!
No one makes it to heaven based on making the right choice only once. It is not enough to ask Jesus to become the Lord of our lives and then continue to live in sin. God is sovereign. The dictionary defines “sovereign” as: “supreme, absolute, unlimited, highest in rank.” God can do whatever He desires without being accountable to anyone, but that does not mean that He does not keep His promises to us in His Word. The Lord put certain limits on His power in relationship with us, by what He promised us in His Word, which allows for His permissive will to be enabled according to our choices or prayers.
The Bible urges us to study, pray and fast. The Lord has created us with free will and does not force us to do what is right. If everything that happens to us is only God’s will, it would mean that we are only puppets in His hands, who pray and fight in vain. It would mean that God would be the source of crime and evil. Which is not true. As we read in James 1:13: “let no one say when he is tempted, ‘I am tempted by God;’ for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.”
SUGGESTED PRAYER
Thank You my Lord, for You want me to choose life and what is good, so You can bless me. Your will for me is to be able to stay close to You, every day. You are life itself, and everything that comes from You is good and leads to life and blessings. Please help me to pay attention to the warnings and whispered thoughts that come from the Holy Spirit so that I will not sin against You and my fellow man. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Source: thetruthstandsforever
