Deuteronomy 30:19—This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live.
Happiness begins with a choice!
Many people think of happiness as something that just happens. If it happens to happen to them, terrific! If not, they curse their bad luck.
But happiness never just happens. It comes to us by our own choice. We decide whether to be happy or miserable, peaceful or anxious, fearful or serene. Much more of our lot in life than we realize proceeds from our choices.
Joshua gathered the children of Israel together for his farewell address. He reviewed God’s blessing upon Israel. He called upon Israel to abandon their idols and serve the true God. He closed his address with one of the most memorable statements in history. “Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve,” he cried. Then he made clear what his choice would be: “…As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord” Joshua 24:15, italics added.
When Jesus stood before Pilate on trial for his life, Pilate said, “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called Christ?” Matthew 27:22. This is the choice every man or woman on earth must make: either for Christ or against Him.
The choice we make about Jesus Christ, above all others, determines the happiness quotient of our lives. It is impossible to do nothing about Jesus Christ. Not to decide for him is to decide against Him. There is no such thing as indecision. Until this choice is made, we can never be happy in an unhappy world.
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