June 30

I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live, — Deut 30:19 BSB

Each day, we are faced with a choice between the spiritual and the earthly. As we choose, we align ourselves either with the friends of Christ or with the world. It’s not just about what we say; it’s about what we prefer in our hearts.

When Solomon made his great choice at Gibeon, God said to him, “Because you asked for wisdom, I will give it to you, and also everything else you did not ask for.” It wasn’t merely that Solomon said the right thing—it was the true desire of his heart, and God saw that. What are we choosing, beloved? It is our choices that determine our destiny. It’s not how we feel, but how we decide. Have we chosen the best part? Have we said, “Whatever else I am or have, let me be God’s child, let me have His favor and blessing, let me please Him”? Or have we said, “I must have this thing first, and then I will consider spiritual matters”? Alas, God has seen what was in your heart, and perhaps He has already said, “They have their reward.”