Choices

As happens so many times, the Bible shines light on something we experience on a daily basis – making choices.

2 Ch 15: 1-7 details a wonderful account where the Spirit of God, through Azariah the son of Obed, speaks to Asa, the king of Judah – ending with:

…be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded! 

John 8: 31, 32 documents the Spirit of God, this time through Jesus, speaking pretty much the same thing to a group who had just believed on him:

…If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

The responses of the two were ‘polar opposites’, as were the results.

For Asa, and all Judah – they “…rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and sought Him with all their soul; and He was found by them, and the LORD gave them rest all around. 

For the group who had believed on Jesus – they rejected the Word of the Lord, accused Jesus of having a demon, and … took up stones to throw at Him, – with Jesus ultimately (vs. 59) hiding himself from them and passing through their midst.

Because of their response, the LORD was found by Asa and Judah – while, because of their response, the LORD hid himself from the group who had just believed.

Daily devotion to God’s Word helps keep our hearts malleable, so when the Spirit of the Lord speaks to us we can receive –as Asa – and not reject – as they did to Jesus. It’s all in there – read it for yourself.