CHOICE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

WEDNESDAY, 14TH SEPTEMBER, 2022.

Topic: CHOICE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

MEMORISE: “Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.” Proverbs 11:14.

SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 24:14-17. 

“Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods; For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed.”

EXPOSITION:

Choice making is the act of choosing or selecting what is believed to be of superior grade or preferred. The truth about life is that our today is the outcome of the choice we made yesterday. At the time, our today’s choice and decision will define what our tomorrow will be. Many heroes of faith in the Scripture made wrong choice and has deadly consequences over their lives and future generations. The list includes 

Cain who killed his brother, Abel, because God accepts his sacrifice and rejects his own. God pronounced him vagabond, fugitive, wanderer, etc. Help will be far from him and no one will have mercy on him. 

David: The man after God’s heart, but stoop so low as to engage in adultery with Bathseba. This attracts divine punishment of internal crisis in his family. The Lord said, “Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.” 2 Sam. 12:10-11.

Achan: Became covetous of the accursed things and he became accursed too. This brought desolation unto him and his household. Joshua 7:19-26.

Ananiah and Shaphirah: They sought human recognition and honor and they lied and it was counted against the Holy Spirit. They died instantly as a result. Acts 5:1-10.

Be conscious of your choice and its consequence. Not all consequences is amendable. Seek godly counsel before you make your choice. “Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.” Proverbs 11:14. Not all that glitter is gold. Apostle Paul says, “All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.” 1 Cor. 10:23.

PRAYER POINT: Lord, help me in all my decision making not to stand against you In Jesus' Name.

ii. Lord, be the originator and guide of all my decisions in Jesus name.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR – Ezekiel 28-30.

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