Choose The Lord

 “So fear the Lord and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord alone.  But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”

Joshua 24:14-15

Put away the people and things that take first place to God.  Those things and people who push God aside and require your full attention have become your idols and the big question today is that you must decide one in whom who you serve.  Joshua was not forcing His God on anyone He was just telling them to choose a god and stick to it.  Do you have more than one God?  Do you rely on more than one god to provide for you, heal you and to fill you up when you are empty? So many of us go to a different God for the many circumstances in our lives but there is One God who can provide every need if we would just fear Him.  Fearing God is understanding the power He has over our lives and this universe.  It is giving Him the respect He deserves through service and love.  We don't fear God like we fear a tornado because of all the destruction it brings.  We fear God because of the good things He brings but His power is so great and His love and jealousy so powerful that if we don't follow Him and His commands it can lead to destruction for us.  We fear the unknown future without Him in it and we hand over our life to The Lord who has complete control.  

Do you have more than on god in your life?  Do you look to sex to fill you up, is money your master and your job your provider?  Are your friends who you rely on for support and wisdom?  Do you trust your doctor or the Great Healer?  There are so many things that we put our trust in but there should be only one God in whom we trust with our whole life.  One God in whom we go to first with every need.  There is only One True God who can be everything to you.  I won't be like Joshua and give you a choice.  I'm going to urge you to choose The Lord today.  I want you to put your whole faith in Him and trust Him with your every need. Hand over all your other security blankets and all your other gods that take precedence over The Lord and try trusting in just one God, The God, The Great I Am!