Joshua 24:15a"And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord,Choose you this day whom ye will serve;
To trust in God is the result of a choice. God's way of life, as today, was not the only choice our first parents faced. The serpent presented Eve with an alternative,conviencing her that his approach was the better way.He persuaded her that God had withheld important information from her,and that God was misleading her. Eve then persuaded Adam to join her in rebelling against God's instruction,by partaking of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.As a result,a new ruler introduced humanity to a different way of life. This ruler ,the devil or satan,who is a deciever, has even introduced a counterfiet religious message, a new and different gospel,that is opposed to God's plan and his purpose for us.
We must understand the significance of satan introducing to humanity a different way of life, a way opposed to God. Satan's message is cloaked in acceptable sounding language that seems right to our natural way of thinking.His message appeals to the various lust and desires of the carnal man, it feeds his fleshly needs. His message is pleasing to the eye,feels good to the touch,and is sweet to the taste.He has even convienced most people that God's ways are foolish,and impossible to travel.(The narrow ,up hill road is a hard road to travel, compared to the broad down hill road.)In doing so,Satan has become not only the ruler, but the god to many whom he has decieved, and he works in the sons of disobedience.
But the good news is we have a choice ,in the beginning God promised hope for humanity.He promised that the appointed Seed would deliver mankind from the rule of satan. His promise of a perfect plan, to mold mankind into his own spiritual image, and to establish his kingdom, a kingdom which will produce the fruit of the tree of life, instead of the fruit of satan's deceptions.God's promise to place an enemy between the serpent and the woman,between his seed and her seed, which will crush the head of the serpent. Jesus, the promised seed, the firm promise from God, the promised Savior, who will save us,and King, who will rule us with righteousness, and bring peace and salvation to all who receives him . Jesus the Christ, Our choice of Life, the foundation for the building of a Kingdom. How will you choose?
You can't serve two masters, we have to be careful not to serve God with our mouth,while unknowingly, serving the enemy with ours life, and our hearts.If your baby was following you today, would your actions take them to Jesus? How will you choose?
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