Monday 17 Feb 2014

Monday Reading: Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Key Verse: Deuteronomy 30:15
“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil…”

Devotion:
There will be times when we may well feel like Moses and think that we are the only ones listening to God whilst all around us people are just ignoring Him; just as there will be times when we think we have lost direction and cling to others around us. I do not envy the position that Moses was in, having to tell the people of Israel that they had to clean up their ways otherwise they would face a rude awakening.

In these few words he lays down a challenge to the people and a dire warning. They face the consequences of living a life without God if they continue to follow their own ways and ignore God. Nothing has changed from that point of view for us either. We may be living in a time of grace because Christ has paid the price on the cross already, but if we do continue to live our lives without Christ and without listening to Him, then we will have to face consequences too.

What are the consequences? Well, if we do follow Christ then we can expect good things and we can expect life eternal. If we do not follow Him, then we can expect to find out what eternal death is all about and see much more evil. God wants us to be protected against evil but He can only do that if we are going to invite Him into our lives to have a position where He can protect us from. We will still be living in an evil world, surrounded by much evil and by many who will still reject Christ; but we do not have to follow them and sink into the pits with them!

Christ calls us to listen to and obey His Word. He wants us to learn and apply His Word into our lives so that we will pass it on to the next generation. If we do not, then they will not enjoy a good life with Christ like we can. The choice is relatively simple and it is ours to make. The consequences of ignoring the choice are the same as if we choose to go against Christ; not a choice that I wold want to face!

Points to Ponder:
Do you encourage others to make a positive choice?

Are you letting Christ work through you?