Sunday, February 12, 2012

2/23/2012 – Thursday after Ash Wed – Deuteronomy 30:15-20


       Moses tells the Israelites in the middle of their journey in the dessert that they have the choice of choosing life or choosing death.  They can follow the laws and commandments of the Lord, in which case they will arrive safely in the land of milk and honey that God has promised to them.  Or, they can turn their hearts away from the one true God, they can serve and worship other gods and idols, in which case they will perish.       
       The choice seems very simple, doesn’t it?  But so many in our society choose things that are against God and that are bad for them.  I almost can’t bear to look in our local Yazoo City newspaper, because I see articles of men and women right here in our community who are making bad choices and who are turning away from God in their lives, and who are paying the consequences by having their lives unravel or in the worst cases even finding themselves incarcerated. 
      We are beginning our Lenten journey this week.  Lent is a wonderful time of the year for us, where we can look deeply into our lives and see the ways that God is calling us to change our lives.  May our Lenten journey this year be a good one.  May it help us change our lives and bring ourselves closer to God.  

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