Choose God

Remember when we were kids and chose teams. Two kids would be captains and they took turns choosing other kids to be on their team. Well, each one of us must choose between the world and between God, because God won't play on the world's team. Earthly Jerusalem ended up choosing the world, and God used a nation called Babylon to bring high and mighty Jerusalem down.

One of the sad things in all this is God's heart is to save and heal, not to cut them down. And even when His people turn from Him to the world, His heart is still to save and heal, not to cut down or destroy.

God used the bow of His judgment to bring high and mighty Jerusalem down, but the prophet Jeremiah said, "For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah, By his God, the LORD of hosts, Though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel." (Jer 51:3-5)

Even though I'm sure it hurts God deeply when you and I choose the world to play on our team instead of choosing God, He still loves us and He still is determined to work all things out for our good. He will not leave us or forsake us, for we are His own.

If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself. (2Ti 2:13)

So remember, even though God may have to shoot us off our high and mighty horses at times in life, He is not shooting to hurt or destroy, but shooting to save us from ourselves. He shoots us down sometimes to heal and restore.

But the even better news is that we don't even have to climb up on our high and mighty horses. We can be humble, turn our backs on the world, and we can choose God!

Yours in Him,
Pastor B.