God’s Options

 Scripture:

““Furthermore, tell the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: See, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death.” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭21:8‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Observation:

Jeremiah was continually bringing hard words from the Lord to the people. It seemed he never had good news to tell them because they wouldn’t repent of their many sins. Here, the Lord tells the people, “I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death.” God gave them two options, which He generally does. 

Application:

God usually gives us more than one option. He then allows us to choose life or death based on the the decisions we make. From the beginning, God us given mankind a will and options. We can serve Him or we can’t. We can choose Him, or choose the enemy. God gave us a free-will and we have to use that free-will wisely in following Him. We can do our own thing and not even consult the Lord in our decisions, or we can ask the Lord to guide us to make the right decisions. He wants us to lean on Him instead of just doing things on our own.

Prayer:

Father, life would be much easier if you controlled us like robots, but You have given us a free-will. You have blessed us with decision-making abilities. Thank You from trusting us with that, even though it backfires often. I want to always choose You and choose life. Help me to always take Your option. I never want to be out of Your will. 

Your Son,

Jeff