Day 14
We now come to an important decision…What will you do? Will you give? Will you serve? Will you pray? We have all the resources at hand if we will simply honor God and give Him glory and praise! See you in the morning!
The Decision….
A young man was waiting in an airport when he observed the reunion of an older man with his family. The man had just gotten off the plane and run to his lovely wife and two children. The children didn’t even attempt to hide their joy as the man first stood before his boy and gave him a big bear hug. Then he swung his little girl in his arms and kissed her gently. Finally, he turned to his wife and they embraced with a long passionate kiss. The younger man observing this realized that he was staring at the whole scene with rapt attention and become somewhat self-conscious. Still he couldn’t help but speak: “Sir, forgive me for watching, but I couldn’t help but notice your reunion. You must have been gone for a long time.”
“Yes,” was the distracted reply. “After seventeen years of marriage, three days can seem like eternity.”
The younger man was stunned and said, “I hope my marriage lasts the way yours has,” the young man said.
At this, the older man turned his full attention to the young man. His eyes burned with intensity as he spoke: “Don’t hope. Decide!”
Very often the difference between success and failure lies in a firm decision. Moses and Joshua each exhorted the people of Israel to make a decision—to choose life, to choose the LORD. Jesus’ teachings always brought people to a crucial decision as well—to follow or turn away.
Our choices today have the power to change history. Many are in the valley of decision, and we must do our part to lead them to the love of God. The Reaching Up, Reaching Out stewardship campaign can be precisely the thrust we need to reach the lost as never before. But much still depends on your decision. Will you give? Will you pray? Will you serve? Will you love?
Prayer focus: Pray that the uncommitted will choose to do their very best in this project. Pray that God’s favor will be upon our church and community. Ask God to bring multitudes to a saving knowledge of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by
and that has made all the difference.” Robert Frost
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