“And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve,… But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15
This week in the United States, we chose a president (Praise God!) and some other officials. I hope you voted. As I was in the line to vote with my daughter by my side to help me with my walker, people took pity on me and let me go to the head of the line. I got a good laugh from them when I said, “Thank you, I want to make sure I vote before I die.” But I was serious, it is who we choose as our country’s president that will determine this country’s future for the next generation.
Every decision we make has consequences. Who we voted for will determine a part of our future. And not only our future, but the future of our children and grandchildren.
Every decision we make has consequences. The decision I made to marry Bob Jensen determined the direction that my life would take for the next 60 years. I am so grateful that Bob and I decided to get married. If we had not married, KCMC would not be helping sick people in Tanzania, no Rafiki Village would be in Africa, no Rafiki Bible Study would be written and used all over the world, Bibles would not be going to church leaders, pastors, teachers, and schoolchildren—thousands of them. Yes, decisions have consequences. Some are good, and some are bad. Such as the consequences of marrying the wrong person.
I am watching my two great grandsons choose where they will go to college next year. They both have scholarships, so they do have a choice in colleges. Their decision will determine the direction of their lives, so I pray for them that they will have wisdom in such an important choice.
Now that we have chosen a president, not only will the choice of him impact our lives, but our response to his election should impact his life. That is because we should pray for him regularly. We should especially pray for his wisdom and his safety. We should pray for his spiritual life. We should pray for his family.
I want to pray for every decision I make, but too often I forget. So, I will pray that I will not forget to pray!
BECAUSE our decisions have consequences!!
Amen, sister!
ReplyDeletePray that I will not forget to pray. Because our decisions have consequences. That is the wisest thing I've heard in a while. God bless you, Rosemary. Thank you for the story of your voting quip.
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