The Choice is Yours

One of the greatest gifts that God has given humanity that distinguishes us from all other living creatures is Freedom of Choice. A lot of people refer to it as "free will", but technically this is incorrect. Because we are created beings, our will is going to be subject to something or someone; ultimately either God or Satan (Romans 6). Part of the Satanic deception is for human beings to think that they are "free" because they can "do what they want to do". But this is not true. Humans do what they're "led" to do. The question is, what spirit is leading you, is it the Spirit of God or is it the spirit of the devil? However, the blessing is that God has given us Choice. We're not forced to serve God and we're not forced to serve Satan, we've been given Freedom of Choice. So in terms of the direction that your life is headed in and the ultimate fulfillment of your destiny, The Choice is Yours.

This message is truly significant for the church today, because God has an Eternal Destiny that He has ordained for every child of God that has accepted His Son Jesus as their Lord and Savior (Jeremiah 29). However, God is not going to "force" His Plans on anyone, not even His children. Therefore, we have to make a Choice. Have you ever wondered why the world is in the shape that it's in? It's because of the Choices that people are making. Have you ever wondered why the church doesn't make more of a difference? It's because of the Choices that we are making. Remember, God has put the control of the earth into the hands of men (Psalm 115). So we can't, as many people tend to do, blame the plight of the world on the "indifference" of God. I'm sure every one of us has heard at some point or another, "if God really loved us, why does He allow the world to be in the shape that it's in?". No, the better question is, if we as human beings really loved ourselves and this planet, why would we allow it to be in the shape that it's in? But at the end of the day, it all goes back to the Choices that we make.

I would urge everyone of us to truly examine with great scrutiny the various Choices that we're being challenged to make during this season. Whether it be career choices, financial choices, health choices, relational choices, ministerial choices; we need to be very prayerful about the Choices we're making right now because, believe it or not, they could actually determine your Destiny. That's why Repentance is so critical during this season. God is giving ALL OF US an opportunity to make the Choice to Turn from some of the delinquent and dysfunctional decisions and Choices that we've made over the last few years, last few months, last few weeks and even the last few days. It's serious saints. In a minute, the Door is going to be closed and you'll then have to "live" with the Choices you've made. Don't be like Esau who sought repentance with tears but could not find it (Hebrews 12). God has a bright future ahead for all of us. But there's also a path of death and destruction that lies ahead as well. Just remember, The Choice is Yours.