In Joshua 24:15, Joshua says to the Israelites, “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua had shared the options the people had before them. They could either choose to be like the people they conquered, or they could be like the people God delivered. They had a choice to make. What would it be?
Today, we often have the same choice. God sits up in heaven watching and waiting to see what we will do with the things we face. He wonders if we will choose to be like we were before we believed or if we will be who we have never been since we believed.
Psalm 31:14 says it this way. “But as for me, I trust in You O Lord.” In this instance this “but as for me” refers to some difficult things that we will face in life. David says for himself and for us, no matter what is happening with him and around him, he will always trust the Lord for his way forward. That was his choice.
So, what about us? When people seemingly get ahead and are blessed by worshipping the things God says we should not worship, do we choose to trust Him and or them?
When we are in trouble and our very hearts and souls are wasted away with grief and sadness, will we trust Him or them?
When day after day our lives are full of grief and our strength fails because of our sinful ways, will we trust Him or them?
When we are a reproach with those who hate us and even at times with those who like us, will we trust Him or them?
When all things seem to be against us and nothing is for us, will we trust Him, or will we trust in them who are like those of the world?
Both David and Joshua are saying something similar. They both believed God enough that they were committed to being the people He had delivered them to be no matter what.
But we have a choice. And God waits for you and me to say to Him, “But as for me, I am happy to be your child. No matter what.”
God is more than able to be God to us. He is more than able to care for us. He is more than able to save us and to deliver us from all that we face. And if it is to be, that we are not delivered right away, He alone is still able to carry us through all that challenges us.
But He will not force us to believe. He will not entice us to believe by offering us something He does not offer any other person. He does not behold us to Him by saving us from anything. Still, He is more than able to keep us from ourselves and from all that would have us.
He waits for us to stop, look, and speak to Him, and say, “All may be against me, but as for me, I will choose You still as my God and I will follow You as my God. No matter what.”
So let this be your mind today. You have a choice, one that the world offers and one that He offers.
But as for me, I will serve the Lord because to serve anything or anyone else may be the reason I am challenged with the things I face daily.
O Lord, things may be difficult for me, but I know You shall hide me in the shadow of Your wings.
And the things You hide are the things You keep safe. Others may flee and run to something they believe will free them.
But far be it for me to do that. As for me, no matter my circumstances, I will keep serving You.
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