POOR CHOICES?

The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: 'grace.'

I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. Psalm 119:59

Life is built upon choices. Elimelech had a choice to make because of the famine in Israel but in choosing not to trust in God he ended up making three mistakes. The first, He chose to leave the promise land. The second, he chose to live in Moab. Finally, his family dwelt in the Land of Moab for ten years.

So often we make some poor choices in our life just like Elimelech. These poor choices are nothing more than the sin of NOT trusting in the Lord. After we make the first choice it is easier to stay right there in the sin this world has to offer. However, I am glad our life doesn’t have to end there. It says in Romans 5:8, “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

Do you have a life that has been built upon poor choices? Have you disobeyed the Word of God and went another way? There is forgiveness! There is hope! Confess, Repent, and Ask God to help you change your direction!

FINISH WELL

Lord, let us finish this life the way you did, sacrificially.

 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1-2

             How are we going to finish well? We will finish well if we lay aside every weight, anything that holds us back from doing what Jesus wants us to. We will finish well if we confess and forsake the sin that so easily besets us. We will finish well when we keep our eyes of the Lord Jesus! Keep them on His Word, His Work, and His Way.

WITH A NEW YEAR COMES NEW OPPORTUNITIES

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. –Disraeli

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. Galatians 6:10

At 11:59:59 last night we turned the page into a New Year. With this New Year come new opportunities; new opportunities to serve the Lord greater than 2017. Are you preparing to serve the Lord more in 2018? If you are not, you will miss some of the opportunities God has lined up for you. He’s going to give us opportunities; we must be ready for them as much as we can. And when He opens the door, we can go through it by faith knowing He will be there to guide us!