Our Creator has truly given us much. Even in dark and troubled times if we have food to eat, a roof over our heads and clothes on our backs we are blessed.
Beyond our material blessings God has given us all something that is far more important and profound. No matter when or where we were born or what kind of circumstances we encounter, there is one thing that can never be taken from us.
Simply put, God has given us the right to choose. At every crossroads, at every decision point and at every moment, we have the power of choice. We can choose to do right or we can choose to do wrong.
In the context of our relationship to God, this is an awesome responsibility. God is creator, sustainer, has all knowledge and all power and yet He entrusts us with the responsibility and the right to choose.
I’ve often wondered why God allows us this freedom. To say that we could have avoided a whole lot of fuss and bother had God never given us the chance to choose to do evil is to put it mildly. But He did give us the choice and we know what happened. Adam and Eve chose to disobey God, humanity and all of creation fell and Sin and suffering were introduced into the world that God had created.
Yet it is in our power to choose that our love for God finds its greatest expression. Just as God expressed his love for us by sending Jesus to die for our sins we can express our love for Him by choosing to keep His commandments.
I don’t know about you but I find this very empowering. I understand that when I am faced with a choice I can choose to show my love for God by following His laws and obeying His commandments. Even if I have messed up previously and failed to make the right choice at an earlier occasion, I can use this moment and this time to do the right thing and make the right choice.
The Lord’s mercy is new every day. It is because of His mercy and His love that He allows me to choose to do the right thing even if I have chosen the wrong thing many times before. Great is His faithfulness and great is my responsibility to choose to do the right thing.
God chose to show His love for me. I choose to do my best to show my love for Him. What will your choice be?
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