“Choose you this day whom ye will serve …” (Joshua 24:15)
We are always on the receiving end of some influence. We can be swayed one way or another depending upon which influence prevails. The Holy Spirit is likened to the wind. Our spirit can let God’s Spirit move us; or, we can let some other force dictate what we think and how we act.
We are often at a crossroads. We will go one way or another. A choice must be made. At such times, the Lord can be our Shepherd; or, we can listen to the voice of a stranger. We can’t listen to both. No man can serve two masters. Right and wrong; good and evil; truth and error, are before us. The truth received is a lie rejected. A lie received is the truth rejected.
Our hearts are the ground in which seed is sown. The best defense is a good offense. When we believe God’s report and receive His good word, we bring forth good fruit, and keep any bad seed from growing in our heart and mind. The still, small voice of God’s Spirit is ready to teach and instruct us in the way we should go. But there is an alternative that can speak loudly and forcefully to us as well.
The choice is ours. Who will we serve and bow down our ear to? Our lives will be the living proof of the voice we have heard and the choices we have made. Reject each persuasion that is not of God. “This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you” (Gal. 5:8). Today, choose to hear from none other than God.