Commit to Drinking Your JOY JUICE!

Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  You have a choice to make…Will you be committed to drinking the JOY JUICE of Jesus or will you refuse?

            In the 24^th chapter of Joshua, the people were challenged to make a choice.  Would they choose to obey the Lord who had proven his faithfulness OR would they choose to worship the man-made idols? In verse 15 Joshua boldly speaks to the Iraelites:

“…if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living.  But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.”

            Joshua had made up his mind!  With no uncertainty, he and his household had chosen to serve the LORD.  No matter what anyone else did!  What can we learn from Joshua’s example?  The time will come when we have to choose who or what will control us.  Will we choose God?  Or will we depend on our own limited abilities?  Sometimes we may choose another imperfect substitute. The obvious choice should be to allow God total control of our lives…and we have to daily reaffirm that choice.

            Like Joshua, when we take a bold stand for God, we display spiritual leadership.  Our decision positively affects our family members, our friends, our working colleagues and those over whom we have influence.

            Will you to join me as we daily CHOOSE the JOY of the Lord as our strength!?