Moses was preaching his final message to Israel before he would die and be buried by the Lord Himself. He told them how good they would have it if they would just “obey the voice of the Lord your God” (Deut. 30:10). He was doing all he could to essentially beg them to “love the Lord” and “keep His commandments” (30:6, 10). They had two choices and the choices were clear: “See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil…I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing” (30:15, 19). To make the choice as obvious as possible, Moses pleaded with them, “Choose life” (30:19). Doing so would bless their lives and the lives of their children. Think about those two words of Moses’ challenge: “Choose life.” While the choice should have been obvious, for some it was not. Think about three choices we must make today.
Choose life over murdering an unborn baby! We’re not supposed to use the word “murder” or “slaughter” or “butchery” or “crush.” Instead, we call it “abortion” or “choice.” And the more “open minded” today are supposedly those who are “Pro-Choice.” What they do not want to acknowledge is that there is life in the womb and there is life from the moment of conception (see Psa. 139:13-16; Jer. 1:5; Lev. 17:11-14; Ex. 21:23; Matt. 1:20; Luke 1:36, 41, 44; 2:12, 16). In the midst of a world that is fighting irrationally to maintain “the right” to butcher precious, innocent, unborn babies, God pleads with us with these two words, “Choose life!”
Choose life “in Christ” over life “out of Christ”! Living the Christian life today is not a very popular choice. The devil doesn’t like it when you do. The ungodly world doesn’t like it. The intolerant, materialistic, selfish, maniacal, immoral society in which we live doesn’t like it. But you know who does like it? Your God does! And you should, too! There is NO better life than the one “in Christ,” for there alone will one find “every spiritual blessing” (Eph. 1:3), living a life “more abundantly” blessed by the Savior (John 10:10) than any other life. Choose life!
Choose life eternal in heaven over eternal punishment in hell! Isn’t it amazing that you get to choose! Some believe there is nothing one can do to affect his eternal destiny, but that does not accord with God’s Word. Jesus is the “author of eternal salvation” to a select group of people—“all who obey Him” (Heb. 5:9). When one chooses, through His faith in Christ (John 3:15-17), to cast off the works of “sin” (Rom. 5:20-21) and “obey” His commands, the promise of eternal life awaits him! Choose life!
Friends, I beg you like Moses begged Israel—Follow God and choose life! It will bless your lives and the lives of your children!