The Choice To Do Right

The Choice To Do Right 

II Kings 14:1-4 NKJV

[1] In the second year of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, became king. [2] He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. [3] And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like his father David; he did everything as his father Joash had done. [4] However the high places were not taken away, and the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

Someone says that life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make, makes you. So when things happen to you, you can " either feel sorry for yourself, or treat what has happened to you as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing."...Wayne Dyer. It is refreshing to read about Amaziah. He didn't need to continue the  pattern of not serving the Lord, but other gods.

   You too have a choice. Amaziah might not have been as thorough as David, but he made his mark with God

Read v.3 again. Jeffrey Seddor is a blogger, yet he caught the same revelation as Amaziah. " Life is made up of an infinite amount of choices. Most decisions, such as where you want to live with the family, are small and only slightly impactful, but it’s the big decisions, the ones that can change your life forever, that are tough to make. When we choose to confront the options before us with courage and confidence, we open ourselves to a fulfilling path of our own design, filled with numerous possibilities". Amaziah didn't only choose which God to serve, he made a choice to confront the people who killed his father. If I could use an African expression, the father must have turned in his grave. Whenever we make quality choices, we become the beneficiary of the consequences 

   What's your choice about salvation? Whats your choice about walking holy? Whats your choice about being used of God? What's your choice about serving God? Every choice has a consequence. You're the very architect of your tomorrow by the quality of decisions you make today. Will you make a godly decision today? I pray that God's presence will guide you in all the decisions you make today, in Jesus Name. Good morning.