Making A Choice…
This morning I got up a little early and listened to one of our local pastor’s on television. He shared a message from Joshua 24:15. It was a message for the family. He shared that Joshua made a conscious decision to serve Jehovah God. He had other choices. He could have served the gods of his past or even the gods of his present – but HE chose to serve the God that he knew was and is GOD. It’s all a choice. God doesn’t MAKE anyone serve Him. He willingly allows us to choose. Choices not chance determines destiny. In 2009 we need to make a CHOICE who we are going to serve. We can choose to serve self, satan, sin or whatever – or we can serve the Lord. It’s going to require saying NO to some things. It’s going to require making some adjustments in our lives. We might have to give up “ball practice” on Sunday or Wednesdays. We might have to get another job because ours keeps us from being faithful to God’s house to worship. It might be that we have to change our routine in order to study God’s Word or spend time with Him. It might be that we have to DO SOMETHING in order to DRAW CLOSE to the LORD! It’s time – it’s time for God’s people to get serious about their walk and relationship with the Lord. NO MORE EXCUSES. It’s time to “suck it up” and “grow up”! No more “I’m sick”, “I’m too tired”, “it’s not exciting enough”, “i don’t enjoy it”….it’s time to stand tall and SERVE THE LORD! MAKE the RIGHT CHOICE for yourself and your family in 2009 – SERVE THE LORD with all your heart, soul and mind. YOU WILL BE BLESSED!! Think about it…. Pastor James