CHOOSE RIGHT

It is a wicked thing to be neutral between right and wrong. --Theodore Roosevelt

James 1:5-6, If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

Some people are so wishy-washy they can’t make up their minds about anything. One day they are living for God, the next you couldn’t tell them from the heathen on the street. You can’t help but question their salvation by being a fruit inspector. You look to their works hoping to see some spiritual growth in their lives and just when you think they have caught on, bam they are back doing the same things they were before they made a profession of faith. It’s pretty discouraging when you invest so much time and effort into someone and then see them go back to the mud slops of this world when all they had to do was choose right.

Are you on that fence this morning? Are you about to fall off the other side? Stop! Choose right before you make a mistake that could cost you your testimony, your marriage, your ministry, or your children.

BETTER GET IT RIGHT

It’s better to be right than to think you’re right and be wrong!

Proverbs 16:25, There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

            When I was in school there were absolutes. Math, science, history, and every other subject had absolutes engrained in their principles. But not any longer. They now say everything is evolving. Math use to have absolute answers. Science had laws. History didn’t have to be rewritten. What I thought was right is now wrong! No wonder our world is in such a mess!

            You know the only thing that hasn’t changed? God! He is the same yesterday, today, and forever! He is something we can count on! He is the only thing that is always right! Right on time! With the right answer!

            Have you ever thought about eternity? Do you know you will spend it? If you’re wrong, would you want to know? You better get it right because eternity is a very long time to be wrong!

DO THE RIGHT THING

Do right even when no one is looking!
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. James 4:17

            When I first started working with the state, my boss told me to go around and get acquainted with the facilities and systems in them. So, I went around and surveyed what we had. In several of the buildings there were all kinds of stuff; furniture, appliances, and even some sound equipment. That’s when old Satan started working. Temptation set in. You see, we needed some sound equipment for our church. This wasn’t being used. No one would know. (Yes, Pastors, preachers, and church leaders are tempted too.) Praise God for the presence of the Lord in my life because there was a day in my life I would have taken that equipment and justified it for good. But not that day!

            How does one get to a point in their life when they do not succumb to temptation every time it pops its nasty head up? Do you get it when you get saved? Do you get it when you read your Bible? Do you get it by going to church? The answer is yes to all of them! When you get saved you have the Holy Ghost living in you. He goes before you when you are tempted making the way for you to have the way of escape from the temptation. (1 Corinthians 10:13) Every time you attend church you get strength from the fellowship of God’s people, (Iron sharpeneth iron). When you read, study, memorize, and meditate on God’s Word you have the ammo in your life so when temptations come, you can flee. (Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Psalm 119:11)

            What’s great this morning is you can get all three in one trip. So GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH this morning! Go seeking the will of God for your life! Go, seeking to do the right thing!