Choosing God by David Jeremiah

Thursday, July 12 Choosing God    And Elijah came to all the people, and said, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people answered him not a word. 1 Kings 18:21    Computer operating instructions are written in ASCII binary code—the arrangement of zeros and ones to represent a piece of instruction. For example, the letter “W” is written as 01010111 and the letter “a” is written as 01100001. Behind the symbols and words in which software is written are strings of zeros and ones.

Recommended Reading: Joshua 24:14-15

Any time we are faced with an “either/or” situation, we say it is a binary choice. Zero or one; open or closed. When it comes to life, every person has a binary choice to make: God or not-God. Joshua challenged the Israelites to choose between God and Baal, and Elijah issued the same challenge. Jesus put it in terms of serving God or money (Matthew 6:24). And Peter and John saw the choice as between obeying God or man (Acts 4:19-20). All those challenges represent binary choices. There is only one God, so our choice is whether to serve Him or not. When making a choice, choose God. Make sure your actions reflect Him and what He has taught us to be true. It is a binary choice. The essence of faith lies in the heart’s choice of Christ.  Charles H. Spurgeon