Whom Will You Serve?

The Israelites had been redeemed from slavery in Egypt and delivered by God to the Promised Land. They has received the Law through Moses and established in the Land by the a leadership of Joshua, both of whom were ordained leaders by the hand of God. 

It would seem, naturally enough, that they fully accepted the sovereign rule of God who redeemed and delivered them but that assumption would not have borne the weight of the evidence of household idols of false gods in many of the homes. 

Although God redeemed and delivered them, he did not require that they accept or worship him necessarily. Instead, he gave them a choice: "But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord" (Josh 24:15).

You may have been raised in a Christian family, you may have been brought up going to church and even attend to this day. It may be quite reasonable to assume that you are a disciple of Jesus Christ but that may not be true at all for God still gives us the choice to serve whom we will. 

Do you recall Revelation 3:20?  "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me."  Were you aware that those words were written to church goers in Asia Minor?  He wasn't calling unbelievers to fellowship with him but believers who had not truly made the choice to worship and serve him only - they were "neither hot nor cold" (v. 15), having a foot in both worlds. 

So, what about you?  What is your choice?   Since "You cannot serve two masters..." (Matt 6:24), who or what will it be?  Are you 100% for Jesus or will you choose another?  Jus' Askn.