DCLM Sincere Milk 6 DECEMBER 2021 — Choose Life
DCLM Sincere Milk 6 DECEMBER 2021 — Choose Life
TOPIC: CHOOSE LIFE
TEXT: DEUTERONOMY 30:19,20
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 thou and thy seed may live:
20 That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
Key Verse: “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 thou and thy seed may live” (Deuteronomy 30:19).
MESSAGE:
Man is often said to be a free moral agent. This means that the power to make choices has been given to everyone by God.
When a baby is born, the parents decide what the baby will eat, when to eat, what clothes to wear, where to sleep, etc.; but as the baby grows and knows what is good and bad, the parents gradually allow the child to begin to take decisions by himself. On a daily basis, everyone is faced with the need to make choices in life.
The greatest choice you will need to make in life is the choice between eternal life and eternal death. Nobody can make the choice for you. Although nobody wants to die, but your decision will determine whether you will live or die, and where you go thereafter.
Moses presented to the children of Israel the option of life or death, blessing or cursing, but he encouraged them to choose life.
In the same way, Jesus Christ presents to everyone life and death. The Bible says “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him” (John 3:36).
Delay in totally giving your life to Jesus is very dangerous. Living in secret sin is a choice of death. Repent from sin and live a holy life. That is the best choice to make. Decide for Jesus today!
Prayer: Dear Lord Jesus, give me the power to choose life and to keep to this decision.
Further Reading: Genesis 13:10-13
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
