Deuteronomy 30:15-16b
“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live..."
In another translation of this verse, it says, "See I have set before you a choice: life and good or death and destruction." Dear Christian, we have the same choice today. As we proclaim the gospel, we must understand this fact. The choice is not whether we want to go to heaven or whether we love God. The choice is whether we want to have true life or if we want death and destruction. When we live in disobedience to God, we can expect nothing more than destruction and depression in our lives. I do not disregard that many live lives of luxury and ease apart from God, but we know that one day, they will face the Almighty Judge, and apart from Jesus, they will be separate from God and perfection for eternity. Separation from God is death. The choice is also not a simple choice to pray a prayer or go to church on Sunday, but rather to obey, daily. We make this decision every day of our lives. If we ever decide not to obey and instead to follow our own desires, we will find death and destruction. Brothers and Sisters, I lay before you the same choice. Today, will you decide to follow God and His way? He has given us His word and the Holy Spirit to guide us, but will you listen? What hinders us from a child like obedience is the result of the fall. We declared from the beginning of humanity that we would not listen to God and His warning. Obey and live, or disobey and die. Will we listen today? We must pray that God would break down our pride, so that we can obey His voice, instead of going at it our own way. God help us, and God forgive us when we disobey.
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