CHOOSE LIFE
READ:
Deuteronomy
30:11-20
Choose life, that
both you and your
descendants may
live; that you may
love the LORD your
God, that you may
obey His voice.
–Deuteronomy 30:19-20
What is God’s will
for my life? The question haunted me when I was growing up. What if
I couldn’t find it? What if I didn’t recognize it? God’s will
seemed like a needle in a haystack. Hidden. Obscured by lookalikes.
Out-numbered by counterfeits.
But my view of
God’s will was wrong because my view of God was wrong. God takes no
pleasure in seeing us lost, wandering, searching. He wants us to know His
will. He makes it clear, and He makes it simple. He doesn’t even
make it multiple-choice. He gives just two choices: “life and good” or “death and evil” (Deuteronomy 30:15). In case the best choice isn’t
obvious, He even says which one to choose: “Choose life” (v.19). To choose life is to choose God
Himself and obey His Word.
When Moses addressed
the Israelites for the last time, he pleaded with them to make the right choice
by observing “all the words of
this law.…Because it is your life” (32:46-47). God’s will for us is life.
His Word is life. And Jesus is the Word. God may not give a prescription
for every decision, but He gave us a perfect example to follow-Jesus. The
right choice may not be easy, but when the Word is our guide and worship is our
goal, God will grant us the wisdom to make life-affirming choices. –Julie
Ackerman Link
Lord Jesus, we
know that true wisdom comes
from leaning on
You. Help us to trust in
You and to seek
Your face and Your will
that we find in
Your life-giving Word.
The evidence of
God’s guidance can be seen
More clearly by
looking back than by looking forward.
INSIGHT
Today’s passage
begins with a beautiful statement of how intimately God wants us to know
Him. He has not given us commandments that are “too mysterious” or “far
off” (Deuteronomy 30:11). This passage ends with the reason His commands
are “very near” – that we may love and obey God and enjoy life in Him (v.20).
Have a blessed day
and week ahead.
God Our Creator’s
Love Always
Unity & Peace
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