The passage today says that God does not force us into holiness; He invites us, step by step.
I’m a visual person and words like this create such a beautiful image.
Stop for a moment and picture this.
Your favorite person in life is standing at your door, are you going to rush to open that door or will you keep it closed and leave them just standing there?
Now imagine that person is Jesus.
He’s right there, waiting patiently for us to answer.
He’s inviting us to open the door and allow Him to walk with us throughout the craziness of our day.
Will we leave Him and walk away, trying to do everything on our own?
Or will we open the door and accept His invitation?
The passage says: “Choose life” isn’t only about morality – it’s about freedom. We are shaped by what we choose.
When we rush from task to task each day it’s easy to get caught up in our own needs and timelines and overlook the choices we make.
Do we choose to be angry or selfish?
Or do we choose patience, and understanding.
Most days we likely don’t give much thought to either.
I don’t know about you, but most of the time I feel like I’m just responding to whatever is thrown at me without much consideration for how I got there.
The passage today points out that how we respond to each event in our day is actually a choice.
And that each choice has direction…it will either bring us toward God or away.
So what choices will each of us make today?
Dear Lord, this Lent I pray to slow my steps, by even a few seconds, and think about the choices before me and where they may lead. Please guide my choices and walk with me. Amen.
