Making The Right Choices

Making The Right Choices

"So I say, live by the spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature."
Galatians 5:16

Each day we make choices to follow the will of God or not. We are confronted with decisions where we choose to do wrong, or to do what is right. Many times it is easier to do the things that are wrong, than it is to do the right things. If someone gives us the wrong change at the grocery store, it is easier to keep the money than to give it back. If we are late for work, it is easier to lie, than to tell our boss that we simply overslept, or did an errand before clocking in. If we get an unwanted phone call, it is easier to tell the caller that someone is at the door, as a way to keep from talking. We make excuses to try to justify our behavior, rather than to tell the truth. To walk in the way of the Lord, means to place one foot in front of the other, and to go forward one step at a time, making the right decisions each time. If you stop doing this, and begin to make the wrong choices, you are no longer moving forward. You are standing still, or worse, going backward. Walking forward, means you are doing God's will in all things, not compromising it, and doing things that will gratify your sinful nature. Doing what is right means to walk with God, in all your ways. It means to move forward in step with Him, confident that the way He is leading you is best. The Bible tells us that we are to live by the spirit, which means that we are to follow the will of God in all that we do. One of the highest commandments in the Bible is found in these words about Noah: "Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God" Genesis 6:9 We should all be like Noah, and strive to do God's will in all that we do, and this means making the right choices in all our everyday decisions. Could this be said of you?
My Daily Devotional Volume Six
June 10
Robert William Brock, Jr.