Thoughts for another day

May 29, 2014.

Today's verse:  Deut. 30:15. See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further.  Thanks)

All things that pertain to our life on earth and our relationship with God are placed in His Word, the Bible which we take as our friend, guide and leader before us; and live according to its dictates for they’re God’s dictates and in them He has carved for us the road to salvation.  Today, we’re reminded that God has set before us the path to walk in and live, as well as stray in and die.

The instructions are pretty clear and God expects us to walk in this path without wavering or giving second thoughts to what we find in them and like Peter we could say to God, ‘You alone have the Words of eternal life’ for in what God says is alone the map to life everlasting and that’s because God is our Creator and also the architect of eternal life.  I know just as you do that God’s Words may not be easy to keep; besides, sometimes, if we’ve kept His Word, we may still find fear gnawing at our insides, or failure holding us in its grip.  It’s also possible we’re made so tired that we don’t want to see God’s Word as being relevant to us.  But even then God’s Word doesn’t change.  It never changes.

To be with God, we must adhere to His Word and live by it, however difficult it may seem and it’s difficult; for whoever heard of success in a vacillating person?  But unlike human things, God’s Word is to be kept with the help of His Grace and His Grace is potent enough to allow even the worst offender the power to resist and walk in the path of His Word.  Now look, He has set before us death and life and the decision we take may be unalterable and either give life or death.  Choose to be with God and you’ll have life.  You may fall while the course of your choice is on, yet you will conquer for those who choose life will be enabled to stay on course and live.