I Choose...

I was recently chatting with one of my favorite people and we were discussing the issue of CHOICES. And the reality is that we are bombarded with choices every day of our lives. What to eat for breakfast? What shirt should I wear? Where should I get gas? Should I get a new hair cut? Should I accept this promotion? Who should I be accountable to? When can I get that much needed pedicure since my feet are starting to get crusty?! (I think you get the picture!)

Last night, as I was going to bed, the following Scripture came to mind:
Joshua 24:15 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.

This Scripture adorns many homes and makes for great artwork. But as I was pondering this verse with my eyes beginning to close, I received revelation on this verse. For the longest, I thought this verse referred only to salvation and choosing the Lord. However, the fact the verse says "this day" and depending on which day you read it, any day could be "this day" it only makes sense to me that this is THE BIGGEST CHOICE I MUST MAKE EACH DAY.

THIS DAY, I must decide whether to serve the Lord or myself. I must choose whether to serve my emotions or Emmanuel. I must choose whether to serve my flesh or the Faithful One. I must choose whether to serve Satan or my Savior. I must choose whether to trust the Lord in my circumstances or be overwhelmed by them. I must decide whether to walk in the new life God has given me or to return to my old ways and patterns of life.

As I was looking up the above Scripture reference, I also spotted this verse:
Deuteronomy 30:19-20: This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now CHOOSE LIFE, so that your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice and hold fast to him.

I can almost hear the God of the universe pleading with me, pleading with you, CHOOSE LIFE!! The cool thing is that Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life, so choosing Jesus means choosing life! :) I find it interesting in the above scripture that the prerequisite in this verse for loving the Lord your God, listening to his voice and holding fast to him is to CHOOSE LIFE!

Now, I don't know what choices you and I will be bombarded with today but I can guarantee you we'll be faced with two:
1. Will we choose to serve the Lord today and not ourselves?
2. Will we choose life?

Lord, help me to choose well today! Help me to choose You and Your ways and not mine. Help me to choose life, to speak life, to be a life that shines so brightly for you! Help me to recognize the choices throughout my day and to choose life! This is the day Lord, that you have made! I choose to rejoice and be glad in it!