Choosing

Super Tuesday is only days away leading us full blown into the upcoming Presidential election. The political ads are in full swing with candidates throwing mud at each other. Posters and yard signs litter the land. Come November people will be asked to make a choice. 

That is not the choice on my mind. I think of a much more important decision. 

Joshua 24:15 (NKJV) 

15  And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." 

The more important choice we have to make is if we will choose to serve God. That is not a one time decision. It is multiple times a day decision. It is an hourly decision. It is an everyday for the rest of your life decision. 

Whom will you serve? Who will you bow and give allegiance to? Who will get your best loyalty? There is only one worthy. Only one deserving. God. Yahweh. Jehovah. Elohim. 

We serve ball. We bow down to ball, pay exorbitant fees to play ball, and give our time freely to ball. People choose who will get their acts of service. 

It is not enough for us to choose individually. We need to lead our houses, or put another way, to lead our families to serve God. That means more than just taking to public worship gatherings. It means more than leading them in family devotions. It means leading each one to bow in submission pledging their loyalty and service. It means encouraging our children and grandchildren to choose God for themselves. We can't stop there. We must go further and set the example of what that kind of loyal life devoted to God looks like.