Choose Life
“I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying His voice and holding fast to Him, for He is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”
Deuteronomy 30:19-20
In Deuteronomy chapters 29-30 Moses voiced his farewell speech by summarizing the last 40 years of being in the wilderness. He reminds them of the Ten Commandments and then gives them a final challenge. But before Joshua took command and delivered the 2 million or more people into the Promise Land, Moses instructed them to make a choice. And he urged them to choose life. This was not a choice to be made merely individually but also as a nation.
Of course, then, they chose life and received the blessings of God. For generations they were prosperous and blessed. However, today, I wonder what our nation and this generation have chosen. Have we strayed from God’s commands and chose death and curse over life and blessing? I’m thinking we have.
I’m not referring solely to the abortion epidemic. I’m referring to all human life: unborn, young, old, black, white, brown, yellow, male and female. All human life that has been murdered, abandoned and neglected. Our nation is in serious trouble due to the choices we have made in the last few years. The consequences our next generation faces is death and curse.
But it’s not too late. God’s people are never too far gone that they can’t re-choose life and receive God’s blessings. God is faithful and just to forgive. But first we must confess our sins (1 John 1:9). We must be obedient to God’s commands.
Over the last decade I have witnessed many people come to Christ as their Lord and Savior. I have prayed and cried with some who have confessed murderous and adulterous sins to God and instantly and miraculously they received joy and peace. God will forgive. So we must not hesitate.
Pray for our nation today that we would become a Christian nation that loves God and that our next generations to come will be blessed because we choose life. Pray for our government and leadership.
Maybe you have made some regretful decisions and need God’s forgiveness and grace. It’s available even right now. All you have to do is confess and repent.
If you need to speak with me personally, please feel free to reach out to me by phone, text or email.
