Readings:
Genesis 48:1 - 49:33
Matthew 15:29-16:12
Psalm 20: 1-9
Proverbs 4: 20-27
Proverbs reading: "Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life". Freedom of choice is one of the greatest gifts that God could have bestowed upon us. It's not somethimg I'm convinced that I would have given out if I was God, given the poor choices that we often make, but then again, if we are created to be in fellowship with God, it surely can only be real if we have the choice not to be in fellowship.
Acknowledging Jesus as Lord is one such choice - a life-changing choice, in which we invite Jesus into our hearts and pledge ourselves to live for him. And it is this that I believe we need to guard at all costs. For it is our relationship with Jesus that allows us to make correct choices - those that are affirming and life-giving - and it is only as we allow Jesus to guide our lives that we are able to become more Christ-like, pleasing to God and a witness to others.
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