Choosing LIFE

"This command that I give you today is certainly not too difficult or beyond your reach. It is not in heaven, so that you have to ask, 'Who will go up to heaven, get it for us, and proclaim it to us so that we may follow it?' And it is not across the sea, so that you have to ask, 'Who will cross the sea, get it for us, and proclaim it to us so that we may follow it?' But the message is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may follow it. See, today I have set before you life and prosperity, death and adversity. For I am commanding you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commands, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and multiply, and the Lord your God may bless you in the land you are entering to possess. But if your heart turns away and you do not listen and you are led astray to bow down to other gods and worship them, I tell you today that you will certainly perish and will not live long in the land you are entering to possess across the Jordan. I call heaven and earth as witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose LIFE so that you and your descendants may live, love the Lord your God, obey Him, and remain faithful to Him. For He Himself is your life..."

Deuteronomy 30:11-20



Today is the first day of the 29th year of my life. And a new year always calls for at least three things: celebration, reflection, and the choosing of a theme for the year. I have had some help with this theme, and I think it is perfect. Choose Life. Synonymous with 'choose Christ.'
It is not a new theme, but it is my hope that in this coming year, I will grow to know these truths in a more pure and beautiful way. The truth that God Himself has put His Word in our hearts, and has given us the ability to speak it with our mouths. The truth that we have a choice. The truth that He offers us life. The truth that to love God is life.
"For He Himself is your life..."
This year, I want to choose Christ, and in that choice, to truly know life.