Choose Life

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Monday morning, 21st November 2022, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Book of Romans:

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 6:23

God has given us a choice of life or of death. Now, unlike the cattle in the field, the Lord has created us in His own image. That’s right - Genesis 1:27 says:

“So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”

God has created us with a body, a soul and a spirit. In a week’s time I will have the great honour and privilege of marrying off my grand-daughter - How time is passing by! She is a beautiful young lady, she is going to marry a very handsome man... At the wedding ceremony, I will give them a free choice of living their new lives as man and wife together - To do it God’s way or their own way. They will make vows to each other in the presence of the Lord and promises - They will promise to love the Lord their God with all their hearts, to honour each other and to respect their fellow-man. 

In the Gospel of Matthew it says:

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
Matthew 6:24

We can’t serve God and then also try and be in touch with the things of this world. We need to make a choice... We need to make that choice very carefully. We need to live according to godly principles and then our marriages will go the full distance. Today we need to make some serious decisions. Stop blaming God all the time because things are going wrong. Be honest with yourself and realize God has given you the privilege of choosing life or death. Choose life today!

Jesus bless you and goodbye.