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Good morning Beloved Brethren,
Date: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018
Topic: CHOICES IN LIFE
Text: Read: Hebrews 11:23-28
Daily Bible Study: Gen. 47-48; Ps. 12

“And if it seemed evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom you will serve…but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD” (Josh. 24:15).

In life we can choose wisely or unwisely as we are confronted with decisions, temptations, and priorities. Our best choice would be to decide to obey our Lord Jesus Christ in all things. But obedience does not come naturally for us. Our sinful nature usually influences our decisions, choices, habits, and priorities. Therefore, we must consciously strive to follow Christ every day in order to live a life of obedience and faithfulness to God.
Moses had to choose between two completely different lives: the life to one day become Pharaoh with untold prestige and power or the life that would abandon everything he knew in order to lead God's people out of slavery to an unknown land. Moses chose wisely: “choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season” (Heb. 11:25). He regarded disgrace for the sake of God as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt.
Moses gave up what most of us dream about: ultimate earthly power and wealth. If you were Moses would you have just played it safe, waiting to become Pharaoh? Convincing yourself you could do more good with more power? Would you have turned your back on your people out of fear, selfishness or apathy? We must keep in mind that the temporal choices we make have eternal consequences. So our decisions should reflect God's Kingdom.

Prayer: Omniscient God, help me to make wise choices that are pleasing to You. Let my decisions be made with an eternal perspective. I pray in Jesus’s name –Amen.

(From The Voice of Christ Today, 2018 Edition Daily Inspiration for Personal and Family Devotion, page 24. A Publication of The World International Sacred Peace Movement)

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