Post by forgiven on Apr 10, 2005 4:19:29 GMT -5
Title: Important Choices
Author: Woodrow Kroll
Ruth 1:16-17
But Ruth said: "Entreat me not to leave you, or
to turn back from following after you; for
wherever you go, I will go; and wherever you
lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my
people, and your God, my God. Where you die, I
will die, and there will I be buried. The Lord do
so to me, and more also, if anything but death
parts you and me."
Important Choices
A sign on the door of a classroom in a junior
high school in Kansas declares, "We are not born
losers, we are born choosers." How very true.
Each day we are faced with choices, some of which
have the potential of changing our lives forever.
Ruth faced such choices. She had to choose
whether to return to her people with her
sister-in-law, Orpha, or to follow Naomi, her
mother-in-law. She chose her mother-in-law. She
had to choose whether to identify herself as a
pagan Moabite or throw her lot in with the people
of Israel. She chose the people of Israel. She
had to choose to worship the idol Chemosh, which
involved the sacrifice of children, or to put her
trust in the living God, who gives life instead
of taking it. She chose Jehovah. These were
important choices, and she made them with a
determination that changed her life.
Like Ruth, we are all born outside of God's
family. But God graciously gives us the
opportunity to make choices that can give us
eternal life. Instead of continuing in Satan's
kingdom of darkness, you can choose to change
your allegiance to the kingdom of His beloved Son
(Col. 1:13). You can choose to continue in the
deeds of darkness or walk in the light (Eph.
5:7-10). You can choose to search for fulfillment
in the world or place your trust in Jesus, who
has promised to meet your every need (Phil.
4:19). Like Ruth's, these are crucial decisions
and, when made with determination, can change
your life.
What decisions have you made? Choose rightly.
Choose life. Choose Jesus Christ as your Savior.
This is the most important decision of your life.
You always choose best when you choose God.
_____________________________________________
Author: Woodrow Kroll
Ruth 1:16-17
But Ruth said: "Entreat me not to leave you, or
to turn back from following after you; for
wherever you go, I will go; and wherever you
lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my
people, and your God, my God. Where you die, I
will die, and there will I be buried. The Lord do
so to me, and more also, if anything but death
parts you and me."
Important Choices
A sign on the door of a classroom in a junior
high school in Kansas declares, "We are not born
losers, we are born choosers." How very true.
Each day we are faced with choices, some of which
have the potential of changing our lives forever.
Ruth faced such choices. She had to choose
whether to return to her people with her
sister-in-law, Orpha, or to follow Naomi, her
mother-in-law. She chose her mother-in-law. She
had to choose whether to identify herself as a
pagan Moabite or throw her lot in with the people
of Israel. She chose the people of Israel. She
had to choose to worship the idol Chemosh, which
involved the sacrifice of children, or to put her
trust in the living God, who gives life instead
of taking it. She chose Jehovah. These were
important choices, and she made them with a
determination that changed her life.
Like Ruth, we are all born outside of God's
family. But God graciously gives us the
opportunity to make choices that can give us
eternal life. Instead of continuing in Satan's
kingdom of darkness, you can choose to change
your allegiance to the kingdom of His beloved Son
(Col. 1:13). You can choose to continue in the
deeds of darkness or walk in the light (Eph.
5:7-10). You can choose to search for fulfillment
in the world or place your trust in Jesus, who
has promised to meet your every need (Phil.
4:19). Like Ruth's, these are crucial decisions
and, when made with determination, can change
your life.
What decisions have you made? Choose rightly.
Choose life. Choose Jesus Christ as your Savior.
This is the most important decision of your life.
You always choose best when you choose God.
_____________________________________________