Deuteronomy 11:26-28
New King James Version (NKJV)
26 “Behold,
I set before you today a blessing and a curse: 27 the
blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you today; 28 and
the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from
the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not
known.
Most people have heard the saying “choose life, not
death”, but many don’t really grasp what that means. Choosing life doesn’t ONLY
mean that you don’t do things that are physically harmful and that may kill
you, but it means to choose to follow the commandments of the Lord. Life is in
the word of God and manifested by the word of God, not just by default because
you stopped doing risky things.
Choosing death is choosing to go against the Lord’s
commandments whether knowingly or unknowingly. I believe there has been a
misunderstanding that death can only be a physical thing; choosing death is
choosing to break your marriage vows by having an affair, or by spending your
time listening/entertaining things that mocks or lies about God and the Bible.
Choosing death means that you act based on what your flesh wants, sexual
pleasure outside of marriage, doing drugs, excessive drinking, cussing people
out, fighting, disobeying what God has told you, and so on.
Choosing death isn’t permanent, if you recognize
that you made the wrong choice change! Repent and change your ways, to the ways
of the Lord. There is no punishment for making a mistake or being ignorant when
you are able to recognize the mistake and make a change for the better.
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