the path

Monday September 6th, Deuteronomy 30: Choose life so that you and your descendants may live, 20 loving the LORD your God, obeying him, and holding fast to him; for that means life to you and length of days, so that you may live in the land that the LORD swore to give to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. Most of us in this scenario would want to choose life. It sounds good, it sounds holism, choosing life always seems good. But what it also means is to choose to love God, obey God, and hold fast to God. It also means we choose the life of loving God and loving others. It means we choose the life of taking the lowest seat, it means we take the path of a servant. Choosing life in God is not just take the grace and run, it is responding to the grace given by purposely living a life of living gracefully with others. We do not often do so well at this, but at least most of us try from time to time. At those times when we wander off the path, that is where God’s love and forgiveness come in.