Choose This Day Whom You Will Serve

God will not tolerate anything that displaces Him in our lives.

What is idolatry? Idolatry is anything that comes between us and God. Joshua told his people that their nation would be destroyed if they persisted in idolatry, and their souls would suffer eternal death. He said, "You must make your decision today. You must decide weather you want to serve the idols of this life, or the living God." "Choose you this day," said Joshua, "as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." What about you? Are you taking your stand with Joshua? No matter what the cost? I am asking you to choose this day whom you will serve. Our families cannot choose Christ for us. Our friends cannot do it. God is a great God, but even God can't make the decision for us. He can help, but only we can decide. We have to make our own choice.

-From Day by Day with Billy Graham by Joan W. Brown; part of The Inspirational Study Bible: New Century Version by Max Lucado

We don't see many people worshiping idols today. However, we do see career, cars, money, and pleasure crowding God out of people's lives. No one is immune from such temptation. Be aware of selfish desires for material wealth or social status. Have only one concern: a right relationship with God.

Then Joshua said, "Now throw away the gods that you have. Love the Lord, the God of Israel, with all your heart." -Joshua 24:23

Whoever can be trusted with a little can also be trusted with a lot, and whoever is dishonest with a little is dishonest with a lot. If you cannot be trusted with worldly riches, then who will trust you with true riches? And if you cannot be trusted with things that belong to someone else, who will give you things of your own? No servant can serve two masters. The servant will hate one master and love the other, or will follow one master and refuse to follow the other. You cannot serve both God and worldly riches. -Luke 16:10-13

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