Choosing life...

Deuteronomy 30:15-20 “See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them, I declare to you today, that you shall surely perish. You shall not live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to enter and possess. I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.” Though the promises given by God here were specifically to His chosen people, Israel, there is an ongoing principle for His people of all times: Choose life. Choose to live life by His plan and His principles. Choose to serve Him and not the gods of this world. Choose to love Him and receive His love. These choices will make a definite difference in our experiences in this life, and the life to come, and have a definite impact on generations to come.