{"id":1112,"date":"2021-05-09T15:01:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T20:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2021-05-09T15:01:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-09T20:01:14","slug":"choose-you-this-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/09\/choose-you-this-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Choose You This Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cAnd if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; \u2026 but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.<\/strong>\u201d
Joshua 24:15 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What would happen if you were faced with a generation of\nyoung people, most of which were never taught to love the Lord or obey His\ncommands?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the book of Deuteronomy, Moses gave God\u2019s commands to the\nnew generation who wandered in the wilderness to prepare them to enter into the\nland God promised them. God gave him specific directions for His people. One of\nthe greatest is found in Deuteronomy chapter six. \u201c1. Now these are<\/em>\nthe commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God\ncommanded to teach you, that ye might do them<\/em> \u2026 <\/strong>2. That thou mightest fear the LORD thy\nGod, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou,\nand thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may\nbe prolonged<\/strong>\u201d (Deuteronomy 6:1-2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The people were taught God\u2019s commandments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The people were to obey God\u2019s commandments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The people were to teach these commandments to their children\nand their children\u2019s children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those words are extremely important. The following words are\njust as important. \u201cAnd thou shalt\nlove the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all\nthy might.<\/strong>\u201d (Deuteronomy 6:5). If they loved God with all of their\nheart, soul and might, their obedience would reveal that love of God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We just read that God\u2019s people were taught to obey God\u2019s\nWords and preserve them by teaching them to their children. The following\nverses help us understand the best way these things can be taught. \u201c6. And\nthese words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7.\nAnd thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them\nwhen thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when\nthou liest down, and when thou risest up<\/strong>\u201d (Deuteronomy 6:6-7). First, these\nwords must be in the parents\u2019 hearts. It would be then that they would be able\nto teach their children when they sit or when they walk. It is important to be\nable to teach children the principles found in God\u2019s Word in everyday life situations\nwhen they arise. In the morning when they wake, ready to start a new day, with\nquestions in their hearts and minds. As they get ready for bed, and have had\nchallenging circumstances from the day. The Bible says for parents to teach\ntheir children the things of God diligently! We can clearly read in these\nverses the importance of a parent teaching their child of the ways of God, and\nto \u201clove the LORD thy God with all\nthine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.<\/strong>\u201d Teaching\nchildren the commandments of God is important!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua led the people after Moses. He had learned much about\nthe importance of loving the Lord and obeying His commands. At the end of\nJoshua\u2019s life, before he died, he left a word that has been remembered\nthroughout the ages: \u201cAnd if it\nseem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; \u2026\nbut as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD<\/strong>\u201d (Joshua 24:15).\nHe understood the importance not only of knowing to love and obey the Lord\nhimself, but to teach these things to his children. The whole family, together,\nwould serve the Lord. By teaching it to his children, they would know how to\nlive a life pleasing to God in this world. If you read the book of Judges, the\nbook that immediately follows this statement by Joshua, you learn what kind of\na nation they became. All because the people forgot God and failed to teach\nGod\u2019s commandments to their children. This is to be a warning to us today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about our world today. Does it sometimes appear that we\nlive among a generation of young people, most of which were never taught to\nlove the Lord, obeying His commands?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you love and serve the Lord?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you taught your children to love the Lord and obey His commands?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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