The Choice is Ours......

It all began with an apple. To eat or not to eat? That was the question. Or was it?

In life the choice is always ours. To be or not to be? To believe or to not believe? To follow, or not to follow?

In an individualistic society as we have today--it all boils down to my own person or God's person? Nicodemus was told that he could have the kingdom of heaven in John 3 if he were born again. The rich man in Matthew 19 was told he could have the kingdom of heaven if he sold all he had and followed Jesus.

Each of these men--including us--have that choice. Do we want to hold onto all we have on this earth--in this world? OR do we want to choose the life that God has for us?

If only it were as simple as to whether we will eat the apple, or not. Heck, I'd give up apples for eternal happiness and bliss.

But, will I give up control? Will I give up the notion that I am the center of my universe? Will I give up the possibility of the self made life of glamour and grandeur that the media promises me daily?

Sunday morning I felt the tug at my soul. There was the sobering thought as I came to the morning light. 'Many--though I don't like the implication of this word--will choose self over God.' It will be more important to use the 'free will' God has given to be the individual self separate from God than to be with God.

To some individuals-with myself at risk as well--the cost/risk of losing God is of less importance than being all that we want to be--right or wrong. Has self bravado and the mark of individuality become more important than being in the image of God?

In the beginning was the choice. Woman and man chose self. Jesus came to offer us another chance at the choice. What will you choose?

"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus." Phil 2:3-5