Choose who you will serve

“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell:” Joshua 24v15a

Many years have passed since Joshua had led the people into the Promised Land and he is preparing to die. Before he does so he gave the people some last minutes challenges and instructions.

Here is tells to make a choice. They can choose to follow the Lord, or they can choose to follow the pagan gods that their ancestors worshipped in the foreign lands. There is no middle ground, they cannot do both – it is one or the other. It was time to make a choice.

We face the same choice. Who are we going to serve today? Are we going to serve the Lord, or are we going to serve the fleshly gods who will call out for attention today? Are we going to serve God or the gods of lust, pride, selfishness, and covetousness? We can’t do both. We can’t have it both ways. Who are you going to choose to serve today?