CHOOSE RIGHT - Open heavens devotional by Pastor E. A Adeboye

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Neh 10-13
CHOOSE RIGHT Saturday, September 04, 2010
MEMORIZE: “And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;” (Joshua 24:16) READ: Joshua 24:14-20 A major challenge people have always had which still remains a challenge for those living in today’s world is choosing right in crucial matters. Some issues are a matter of life and death. Certain decisions that you are expected to make will automatically shape your destiny: They will determine what you can take out of life and where you will end in the world beyond. Unfortunately, human beings are so limited and mostly focus on immediate challenges to the extent that they become casualties in the game of life. This limitation of man therefore necessitates our linking up with the unlimited God. One of the most fundamental choices you will ever make is who will be your God. Who will be your number one, your most important being whom you will serve. Today, you would be amazed at the choices of many in this regard; Some people choose to serve cows, trees, iron, water, sun, moon, stars or snakes. Some have chosen to serve money, popularity, fashion, jewelry, sex, or fellow man. Others clearly choose to serve Satan while the wise ones have chosen to serve God. In today’s reading, shortly before his death, Joshua confronted the Israelites with this issue: Choose whom you will serve. May you be wise enough to make the right choice! “I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life that both thou and thy seed may live” (Deut. 30:19). From the above scripture, choice is the access way into life or death, or blessings or curses. That means, every choice you make will either kill or give you life; it will either bless or curse you. This is why you need to be very careful how you choose and what you choose. Another lesson about our choices is that whoever or whatever you choose to serve will determine your eternal abode (John 12:26). You will always end up with the one you choose to serve. If you serve the Lord Jesus Christ, you cannot end up with Satan in the lake of fire: it is impossible, because where Jesus is, there His servants will be. Can that thing, individual or spirit you are serving take you to Heaven when you die? If it cannot guarantee you Heaven, dump it fast, give your life to Christ and serve Him with everything you have. ACTION POINT: Divine guidance is available for meek believers at no monetary cost. Access God’s presence for it.