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JANUARY, 2012 (Please Scroll Down to see Pastor’s Message Below…)
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A word from our Pastor… (note: This was published in the Tribune on January 14th, 2012)
In my home, strategically placed where I will see it every day, hangs a framed piece of art in which is written the last line of Joshua 24:15 which says “as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” In fact, this same verse is quoted on the banner which hangs on the inside of our front door as well. This verse has been chosen by us to be in such prominent positions in our home because it reminds us that this must be our decision and commitment each and every day.
When Joshua took over the leadership of God’s people after their previous leader, Moses had disqualified himself (Numbers 20:7-12), he faced the daunting task of leading them into the land which God has promised them a long time before. After many years becoming established in this new land, Joshua, now a man well past his 100th birthday, calls the people together for his final public address. In this address he reviewed God’s goodness and faithful provisions for His people over their history. He then called upon them to make a choice:
Joshua 24:14-15
14 “Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.
15 “And if it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
Each person and each family, even though they were already in the land they had been promised, had to decide whether or not they would choose to follow God – or the false gods of their fathers or those nations that surrounded them. Joshua coupled that call to choose with a very clear declaration that he and his house would serve the Lord!
I made that choice many years ago and I make it again regularly. My wife and I make decisions and priorities based on this choice which we both have made. I’ve observed the consequences and fallout from the choices of many people to not serve God. I know from Scripture the eternal consequences of choosing to not serve God. I face temptation constantly to serve my own selfish desires or preferences instead of serving my faithful God completely. I need to see this verse posted in my home so I can be reminded to come before God each and every day reaffirming my choice to serve Him and asking Him to direct me so I can please and honor Him. Without my relationship with God, made possible only by my receiving Jesus Christ as my personal savior, I would continually make the wrong choice.
How about you? What choice have you made today? What scriptures are posted in your home to help keep you focused on the important choices in life? Choose today – and tomorrow—and every day, to serve God!