“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
John 10:10-11 NIV
If anything, we humans like to have as many options as we can possibly get. If we are going on vacation, we would like to choose from a variety of destinations and our preferred activities as well. If we are buying a car, we have to go through a host of options to suit our life style. There are choices on top of choices; where to eat, what to wear and what we watch. The world is full of options and some are so glorious as they are God’s creation.
There are only two choices when it comes to life ever lasting, the world’s way or God’ way. We don’t get to pick and choose from a number of options. Before us is the world or the kingdom of heaven- we get to decide. The world is a fallen place full of lies and deception. While the kingdom of God is a life, a hope that offers the opportunity for a full and purposeful existence now and forever.
Our Savior Jesus Christ graphically calls out the difference: life or destruction.
We have two paths we can follow and two consequences that come that decision. We can choose life and a life more abundantly than we thought possible. Or we can choose the darkness and eventual destruction of our souls no matter how good it looks. In the midst of our days and thousands of decisions, there are two choices for our eternal lives. I pray you choose life eternal and life more abundant through the good shepherd Jesus. Both choices are forever, choose wisely!
In Christ
RJ