Key Verse: Luke 10:38-42
Life is a matter of choice. What you do today will bring great impact to what you will be tomorrow.
Does your choices right now accords with God’s choice or the other way around? What is really God’s choice for you? Do you follow it or you too have your own way? Is it really God’s will that you are taking or just simply your own?
Make your best choice in life before the door close.
Take up your own cross and follow Christ…
I. Choice – the act of choosing, the power of choosing, the right, power, or opportunity to choose; option, something that is preferred or preferable to others; the best part of something
God gave us this choice… Genesis 3:
II. God’s Choice
God wants us to have life or live…(Gen 3:2-3), (John 3:16), (John 10:10), (Mat 7:13- 14), (John 3:36, 6:43&47, 10:27-8
God wants us to be ready for His coming (Mat. 3:3, 4:17),(Luke 12:40)
God wants us to worship Him in Spirit and in Truth… (John 4:24),(Rev. 22:9)
God wants us to be free… (John 8:32, 8:36)
God wants us to be blessed… (Mat 3: 3 – 10)
God wants us to praise Him by shining our light in this world (Mat 5:14)
God wants us to get into heaven (Mat. 5:20, John 3:5)
God wants us to give importance to the heavenly things (Mat. 6:19-21)
God wants us to seek Him first before anything else (Mat 6:33)
God wants us to have faith… (Mark 11:22), (John 6:29 & 7:38, 14:12-14)
God wants us to love Him above all things (Mark 12:30)
God wants us to be wise… (Mark 13:5, 33)
God wants us to be His disciples… (Luke 14:25-33), (John 8:31)
God wants us to disciple the world… (Mat 28:19-20)
God wants us to come to Him… (Rev. 22:17)
III. Satan’s Choice
Satan wants us to die… (Gen 3:2-3),
Satan wants us to suffer… (Job 2:4-6)
Satan wants us to worship him (Mat. 4:8)
Satan wants us snatch us from God… (John 10:10)
IV. Our Choices
We have a choice between sin and life… (Gen 3:2-3),
We have a choice between life and death… (Mat 5:13, 22-5, 29-30, 6: 1, 14, 7:13-14, 10: 39, 11:15, 28-30, 13:15, 16:24, 17:20-21, 18:2-4, 20:26-27, 21:22, 24:13), (Mark 3:29), (Luke 6:46-49, 10:38-42), (John 15:5-6, 8: 24)
We have a choice to between God and Satan…
V. Consequences of our Choices…
Heaven - Psalm 16:11, John 14:1-3, Philippians 3:20-21,
Hell - Matthew 5:22, Daniel 12:2, Matthew 10:28, Mark 9:44, 2 Thessalonians 1:9
VI. Bible Characters who had their best choice…
Abraham continues to follow despite his old age… (Gen. 12:4-5)
Moses chose to be God’s messenger despite his defects… (Gen. 4:10)
Joseph chose to forgive than to become bitter towards his brother…
Job chose to stand on God’s side…
Daniel chose to pray to God than to the other god…
Paul chose to follow God than his own way…
Jesus chose to follow God’s will than His will…
Look at it this way. You have a child. That child has free will, but you have more experience. You tell the child not to touch the hot burner on the stove. The child now has a choice will he follow your commandment or won't he. If he chooses to disobey you and touch the burner, he is going to get burned. This will not make him happy.
The same thing goes for us and our relationship with God. Compared to Him, we are as children. He has the much greater knowledge and wisdom. So, He gives us commandments, not to curtail our freedom or to keep us from being happy, but because He knows what is best for us. The commandments that He gives us provide the path through this life that will allow us to avoid most of the pitfalls and sorrows thereby allowing us to lead the happiest possible lives in mortality and to ultimately return to live with Him for eternity. We all still have a choice as to whether we will follow Him. He will not force salvation on any of us, but He has laid out the best path through this life.
Chose life, chose Christ…!
