READ:
Deuteronomy
30:11-20
Choose
life, that both you and your
descendants
may live; that you may
love
the LORD your God, that you may
obey
His voice. –Deuteronomy 30:19-20
What is God’s will for my life? The question haunted me when I was growing
up. What if I couldn’t find it? What if I didn’t recognize it? God’s will seemed like a needle in a
haystack. Hidden. Obscured by lookalikes. Out-numbered by counterfeits.
But my view of God’s will was wrong
because my view of God was wrong. God
takes no pleasure in seeing us lost, wandering, searching. He wants us to know His will. He makes it clear, and He makes it
simple. He doesn’t even make it multiple-choice. He gives just two choices: “life
and good” or “death and evil” (Deuteronomy 30:15). In case the best choice isn’t obvious, He
even says which one to choose: “Choose life” (v.19). To choose life is to choose God Himself
and obey His Word.
When Moses addressed the Israelites for
the last time, he pleaded with them to make the right choice by observing “all the words of this law.…Because it is
your life” (32:46-47). God’s will for us is life. His Word is life. And Jesus is the Word. God may not give a prescription for every
decision, but He gave us a perfect example to follow-Jesus. The right choice may not be easy, but when
the Word is our guide and worship is our goal, God will grant us the wisdom to
make life-affirming choices. –Julie Ackerman Link
Lord
Jesus, we know that true wisdom comes
from
leaning on You. Help us to trust in
You
and to seek Your face and Your will
that
we find in Your life-giving Word.
The
evidence of God’s guidance can be seen
More
clearly by looking back than by looking forward.
INSIGHT
Today’s
passage begins with a beautiful statement of how intimately God wants us to
know Him. He has not given us
commandments that are “too mysterious” or “far off” (Deuteronomy 30:11). This passage ends with the reason His
commands are “very near” – that we may love and obey God and enjoy life in Him
(v.20).
Have a blessed day and week ahead.
God Our Creator’s Love Always
Unity & Peace
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