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Choices: Part 2   

Choose You This Day

Sometime in the 14^th Century BC, Joshua had led the people of Israel over the Jordon River, and, unlike decades before, this generation was allowed into the Promised Land. You see, disobedience has consequences, according to God’s Word.

To back track a little, picture a disbelieving and disobedient group of people, who had, not only seen the Red Sea parted, been fed Manna from Heaven, witnessed the Cloud leading them in the day and the pillar of fire at night, who still could not believe God when Joshua and his men came back from Canaan. Joshua and Caleb said it was an awesome land great for living and the others were afraid of the giants in the land. As if this mighty God could not take care of giants! Well, as you probably know, Joshua and Caleb lived to take the next generation into the land, as I mentioned, but the rest died in the wilderness.

Sometimes I feel that I am “preaching to the choir,” quite literally, with my readers. Most of you teethed on these Bible stories. I would love if you would share my blog posts with some younger Christians or your grands (and my young moms, your children, of course) so that they too will have background for life’s recurring challenges. They need to know, we all need to know; people’s hearts don’t change unless God changes them. And God doesn’t change them unless they choose to follow Him.

When the Israelites were allowed to go into the land, Joshua gathered them together and made this statement, “Choose you this day whom ye will serve…” and then referenced the false gods their fathers served and the gods of the people in the land, saying, “but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15 KJV)

My prayer is that you will train your children in the Lord, take them to a Bible-believing church. Pray about what they see every day, what they learn. Ask God to give them wisdom in their choices. Train them to serve others, teach them to respect their elders (and all people.) I hope they will be taught manners, kindness and respect the world God has made by keeping it clean, leaving it better than they found it, and all the things.

From Choices: Part 1, we learned, choose Jesus. From Choices: Part 2, your take-a-way is,

Chose to follow and obey God (in all things.)

Dear Heavenly Father, please let me be responsive to your voice. My prayer of late, for situations that come up is, “I know you know” please help me trust you when a ‘choice’ is out of my control. I will to do your will, remind me because I’m human. In the Name of Jesus, your daughter, Patti

Patti McDonald, Professional Mom