JANUARY 22, 2013
Choose
Your God
Read: Joshua 24:14-18
Choose for yourselves
this day whom you will serve . . . . But as for me and
my house, we will serve
the Lord. —Joshua 24:15
I
recently saw a commercial for an online game based on Greek mythology.
It spoke
about armies, mythological gods, heroes, and quests. What got my
attention was
the description of how to get the game started. You go online
to register,
choose your god, then build your empire.
Wow!
“Choose your god.” Those words, though presented casually in the ad,
struck me
as being characteristic of one of the most dangerous things about
our world. In
a game, it may be insignificant what “god” you choose; but in
the real world
that choice has eternal consequences.
To
a generation of Israelites surrounded by the gods of their day, Joshua
declared
that they must choose their god—but it must not be done in a cavalier
way. He
set the example as he said, “Choose for yourselves this day whom you
will
serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other
side
of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as
for
me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Josh. 24:15).
Today,
as in the days of Joshua, there are many options. But there is only one
wise
choice—the true God. Joshua made the right choice. “We will serve the Lord.”
The gods of this world are empty and vain,
They cannot give peace to one’s heart;
The living and true One deserves all our love—
From Him may we never depart. —D. DeHaan
Nothing can fill the emptiness in your heart except God.
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012
