“If serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.”
Joshua 24:15
Choices
Daily Devotion – August 25, 2024
Devotion based on Joshua 24:15
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Life is full of choices. Isn’t it? What to eat? What to wear? Where to go? What to do? Everywhere we turn, we’re faced with choices. Sometimes, the choices are clear; other times, not so much. Sometimes, we’re choosing between two good things. Other times, it seems like we’re choosing between the lesser of two evils.
Today, we’re presented with another choice. It isn’t a choice of whether or not to believe in God. The choice is this: whom are we going to serve?
When we don’t like to make choices, we try to delay them until the last possible moment, or perhaps, try not to choose at all. It seems easier, instead of choosing, to try to stay right in the middle and be neutral. However, when it comes to choosing between serving God and serving things or people opposed to God, there’s no middle ground. We can’t be neutral. We’re either on God’s side or not.
So, whom are you going to serve: The world or the Lord? The world promises pleasure and happiness but often disappoints and never truly satisfies. The Lord never disappoints and always satisfies. The world doesn’t care if you get hurt along the way. The Lord cared so much that he sent his Son, Jesus, to die in your place. The world can only offer temporary gifts. The Lord’s gifts last into eternity.
Every day, God places this choice before us. So, whom are we going to serve? Lord willing, we will answer as Joshua did, “As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.”
Prayer:
Lord God, you give me the opportunity to serve you as a way to thank you for all you’ve done. Help me every day to choose to serve you with all of my heart and mind. Amen.
