THE FIRST CHOICE, THE SOURCE OF ALL CHOICES
It is easy to
major in the minor; to concentrate on the result rather than the cause. The things that are thought of and attacked
as sins are really the fruit of sin, the sin of the world that Jesus came and
died to release us from. The acts of the
flesh are the fruits of the root of a Spiritual misalignment; unbelief in
God. Unbelief in God will lead to
disobedience which leads to a hardened heart which in the end separates us from
God, which is the sin of the world.
Jesus came to lay an axe at the root of unbelief and with a winnowing
fork to clear the threshing floor of the chaff of the deeds of flesh. There can be no unbelief in the kingdom of God
Unbelief caused
Adam and Eve to disobey God. Unbelief
caused the Israelites to provoke God with their disobedience in the
wilderness. Adam and Eve were exiled
from the Garden. The Israelites were
forbidden to enter the Land
of Promise
Sin is
deceitful. It can play tricks with our
minds and eyes. At its root is unbelief
in God. “Has God said?” That is why it is important to know what God
said and to believe in what God said with all your heart, mind, and
strength. God’s words are clear. God’s choices are clear; DO or DO NOT. There are no shades of gray in God.
The first choice
that is the source of every other choice is to “choose this day whom you will
serve.” God sets before all of us life
or death. It is His hope and desire that
we choose life, “that you and your offspring may live, loving the Lord your
God, obeying His voice and holding fast to Him.” (Deuteronomy 30:11-20). That choice continues throughout the
generations; it is still the choice offered today, through His Son. “To all who did receive him, who believed in
his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” (John
1:12,13). God has freely offered us all
He has to give, including Himself. But
the choice to receive or reject him is always ours.
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