After a long journey, stay connected

Sunday September 9th, Deuteronomy 30: 15 See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. 16 If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the LORD your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall live and become numerous, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. After a generation in the wilderness, the people were poised to enter the promise land. There were still choices, though not many. They could remain in the wilderness, as nomads, or enter the land promised to Abraham. It was not free, it would require effort on their part to remain connected to the promises to Abraham. Remaining connected to God’s promises also did not mean a free ride of everything going well all the time, free will then, as it does now, takes it’s toll. And so it is with us, do we remain connected to God’s promises? Or do we let our gift of free will take us down the path of least resistance? Most of us spend most of our time on the wrong path, for that there is forgiveness.