A Choice

"Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. "

This is a command from God - worship and serve our Lord ONLY by throwing away the gods. There is no bargaining platform in the command itself. Can I serve You when I have time? Can You help me to get out of my struggles so I can worship You wholeheartedly? A command is a command. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength". Very clear and precise that there's no way one can misinterpret or manipulate it.

"But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living."

Command is not an order. God doesn't force us to follow his command. We all have a choice - a choice to do it or not to do it - and the choice is personal and individual.

"But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD."

I made my choice, and you?















A reflection on Joshua 24:14-16