But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, 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
From the moment you roll out of bed in the morning, you’re making decisions — some big, some small. You decide how you’ll cover your body with clothing or fuel it with food. You select people to speak to and topics of conversation. You choose between an endless variety of ways that you can spend your time.
Choices. Joshua had them too. Some small and mundane, some large. God placed him in charge of a nation of people who had to decide whether to worship idols made by human hands or to worship the One holding the entire world in his hands.
We face the same choices. Daily, we must choose where we will place our faith and whom we will serve. The only choice that brings life is to serve the living God.
Today, you may be tempted to lie on an expense report or make up an excuse as to why you can’t attend the weekly prayer meeting. Ask what it means in each situation to worship and serve the living God. Then choose.
PRAYER
God, give me the strength daily to make the right choices. Today, I choose …
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