“For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. 12 It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ 13 Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ 14 But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.15 “See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, 16 in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess.” Deuteronomy 30:11-16 NKJV
Lord our God,
You set before Your people of Israel, life and good choices or death and evil. And they had a choice before they went any further with You. They had a choice to go forward Your way with life and a promised land or their own way without him and his blessings.
Jesus gives us that same stark choice, to chose life in Him, with HIm. Not any old good life but abundant life, life in all its fullness (John 10:10) and eternal life (John 6:67). Its seems so simple when You choose Jesus and I wonder why it took me so long?
And then each day holds choices Lord God. Sometimes we know which is right with You. Sometimes we know which is our own want and may be tempted to still do it. Sometimes we ask and You want us to choose. Because all choices are good or You want us to learn and grow. It makes having a relationship with You one in which we do learn and grows and develop, hopefully to be more like You Lord.. Thank You that we do not have to try to reach heaven or travel across the sea. You placed Your Word, Jesus in us in our hearts just as You promised Jeremiah (31:33). Today we chose life, learning to hear, listen, follow, obeying and worship.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
Worship Sunday 1st March 2026
I love to bring this song again because it shows our all or nothing choice.
I will choose Christ
I will choose love
I choose to serve
I give my heart
I give my life
I give all to You
Some days are hard
And I fight to see the truth
But I’m gonna take a stand
In all I say and do
Chorus
Some fall away
And some refuse to see
A willing and humble heart
I pray You’ll find in me
Chorus
You are grace
You are peace
You are hope and healing
You are faith
You are joy
You are God revealing
Jesus
My Lord and King
Chorus Repeat
Lyrics: Tom Booth