The Right Road To Choose

Deuteronomy 30:19

I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both you and your seed may live.

Have you ever had someone in your life say something like," God's going to get you for that!!" I've heard that for years, some say it jokingly, othertimes...uh... Not so jokingly!!. They've somehow got it into their dinky little heads that God slaps us around with pain and punishment every time we sin. NOT THE CASE!! There are deadly wages (consequences) for sin, but God is not the one who's dishin' them out.

The Bible clearly tells us there's been a curse in effect for thousands of years. And the devil is the cause of it, not God, not Daddy.... The "devil"!! God gave specific warnings of it in Deuteronomy 30:19. After describing in detail the blessings that fall upon those who follow God and the terrible suffering that would befall those who separate themselves from Him, He said, "I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both you and your seed may live."

Wrap your mind around this. Curseville is out there. God warned us about it and urged us not to travel the road that leads there. But He has promised to give us freedom, and He'll allow us to choose our own way. If we start down that road to Curseville and don't get off of it... we're going to end up there. Is that because God sent us there? Don't think so!! No! in fact, He urges us not to go there.

Here's the thing: At any point of the journey whether you're on the road to Curseville or living right in the middle of it - God CAN, and WILL save you from it. He'll take you out of there and deliver you, and put you on the right path. He'll deliver you from diseases, addictions, or anything else that's been holding you captive.

Today... if you find yourself on the wrong road and see destruction ahead, it's easy to get back on the right road... Just repent. Just commit your way to Jesus and He'll deliver you from whatever may be holding you down. You can begin by praying, "Lord Jesus, I've chosen the wrong road and right now I ask You to forgive me. Today I choose life by choosing Your way. Please deliver me from this bondage and fill me with Your Holy Spirit. Thank You, Lord!"

Remember this: No matter what you've done, God doesn't want to get you for it, He wants to forgive you of it. He doesn't want to slap you around, He wants to save you and lift you up. Trust Him and let Him put you on the right road of life today!

Be Blessed, and have a wonderful week!!

Peace,

B