WE HAVE A CHOICE!=
(In this world)
EVERY DAY=when we wake up
WE HAVE A CHOICE!=to make
To LIVE by our Lord’s standards=
Or to
Live by the STANDARS=of this world
“Today=I have SET before you=
LIFE and prosperity=death and doom” Deuteronomy
30:15
It seems like
AN EASY CHOICE=doesn’t it
But every day=MORE
Of us Americans=seem to be
CHOOSING death and doom
Jesus had a CHOICE
To make too=and
He CHOSE LIFE=over death
RESURRECTION=over the finality
Of the crucifixion
CHOOSE TO LIVE=by those standards
Of God’s own words=and ACTIONS
“I am the God=of Abraham
The God of Isaac=
And the God of Jacob
He is NOT=
The God of the dead=but
OF THE LIVING” Matthew
22:32
“But if SERVING the Lord
Seems undesirable to you=
THEN CHOOSE for yourselves=this day
Whom you will serve…….
But as for me=and my household
We will
SERVE THE LORD”
Joshua 24:15
We all have
A CHOICE=IN THIS WORLD
To go on=WITH HOPE
And live=By the Lord’s example
Or=LET THE TRAPPINGS
Of this world=bring us down
Trappings=like sex=violence=drugs
Alcohol=and choosing to
HANG OUT=with the wrong people
WE HAVE A CHOICE!=
In this world
“When Jesus came ashore=he
Saw a large crowd
And felt compassion=for them
And healed their sick” Matthew
14:14
Jesus could have=GIVEN UP
At any time =for he KNEW
The end
That he was FACING=he CHOSE
To move forward=and be AN EXAMPLE
OF HOPE=for others
We need to CHOOSE LIFE
And bring HOPE to others too
Through=GOD’S WORDS OF LIFE
“Yes my soul=find rest
In God=MY HOPE
Comes from him”
Psalm 62:5
“Not only so=but we also
Glory in our sufferings
Because we know=suffering produces perseverance
Perseverance=character
And character=HOPE
And HOPE does not=put us to shame”
Romans 5:3
WE HAVE A CHOICE!=
To make today=CHOOSE LIFE and God
Or to live by
The TRAPPINGS of this world
In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of OUR HOLY PERFECT FATHER
GOD!
Robert P. Wallman
2-22-2023
Ps INSPIRED=by
an article IN LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE=by Steve Givens
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