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It's up to you to choose

God proposes the blessing and the curse. The choice is ours!

30/11/2018

By: Bishop Amaury de Farias

Even with all the power to impose his will, God does not transform us into robots that simply obey orders. He preferred that we arbitrate and choose between what we considered best. In creating us, He endowed each human being with free will, the ability to choose the path we want to follow. You have only two possibilities: good or evil, blessing or curse. "... if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn away from the way which I command you this day, to follow other gods whom you have not known" (Deuteronomy 11:28).

Notice how good God is. The right to choose is a great proof of love.

Selfishness, vanity, and pride are some of the motivations that drive us to sometimes choose something that goes against the will of the Lord. No matter how much he teaches us, instruct, kindly orient and even reveal even so lets the person choose another option. You can go, God let you feel at ease. Just remember that each one reaps what he is planting. "If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, and keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, the LORD thy God shall exalt thee above all the nations of the earth" (Deuteronomy 28: 1). There are blessings that are won by love and others by obedience. In the same way that there are those who obey focused on receiving as it respects the commandments of God with the purpose of honoring it. May your heart burn with the desire to obey for love and willing to honor Him for who He is and not just to receive something from His hands. God bless your day!