Man's critical choices

Man’s critical choices

Man is a unique creation having given the power or the prerogative to choose their own Ruler, citizenship, faith, life or death. This prerogative however, does not give man the power to choose for him/herself what is right and what is wrong. The only time man has such a prerogative it is when the individual has rejected the straight and narrow way and has chosen for him/herself the broad and wide gate as illustrated by Jesus Christ who instructed us saying: “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it, because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it” (Matthew 7:13-14).

Therefore, anyone with the perception that he/she has the right to do whatever the individual wants to do is a sure indication of deception and gross ignorance on the part of the individual because, man by nature is a slave or servant to whomsoever he/she choose to obey whether God or Satan as exemplified by the apostle Paul who wrote; “ Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?” (Romans 6:16).

It is therefore imperative that we verify the source and origin of whatever we do as a human being and be cognizance of who receives the honor and glory especially, if we profess to be believers in Jesus Christ who in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that were made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist”. He remains the same yesterday, today and forever and we are not our own for we were bought at a price; therefore, we are to glorify God in our body and in our spirit, which are God's.

I therefore, beg to ask the question since we claim to be believers in Jesus Christ who are we honoring and glorifying as we are busy preparing for the upcoming Christmas festival? And on the eighth day celebrating a new year? Who will be receiving the honor and glory! Is it Jesus Christ the King of kings and Lord of lords, or is it Satan the adversary?

Food for thought, remember; "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. “One cannot celebrate and worship God and Satan simultaneously; it is either one or the other. So the huge question is, the upcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations are they based on the commandments of God? Or are they based on the customs and traditions of men? If based on the customs and traditions of men whom are you worshiping, God or Satan? Let the word of God be the judge and exercise your right to choose.

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With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph