“How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.”
Joshua 24:14
“Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord”
Deuteronomy 10:12
“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today for your good? Behold, to the Lord your God belong heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth with all that is in it. Yet the Lord set his heart in love on your fathers and chose their offspring after them, you above all peoples, as you are this day
1 Samuel 12 24
Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you. But if you still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and your king
1 Kings 18:21
And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” And the people did not answer him a word”
Notice how all of these scriptures proclaim our purpose, the benefit of following God, and the consequence of not. Elijah said How long will you limp along without committing to one way or another. Moses said you be sure you follow God in all your ways – this is what He requires. Samuel said to serve Him faithfully with all your heart and to consider all the great things He has done – but there are consequences if you don’t. And Joshua said be sincere in following God – for sure he and his house choose to follow Him. We have a choice as to how dedicated and to what level we will follow and serve God. Some people outright choose to follow other gods, others limp along really not committing to ether one and seem to choose whatever seems right at the time. And then there are those who choose to seek, follow, serve, and obey God. Their is no age limit on this commitment choice – you can’t start to early and surely there is no upper age limit. We don’t ever retire or slow down from seeking, following, serving, and obeying. Why not start today with a choice that will make your life so much more worth living?
