I Choose Life

Scripture
Deuteronomy 32:46-47
He said to them, 'Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law.  They are not just idle words for you - they are your life.  By them, you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.'

Observation
Take to heart - and pass it on to your children to obey carefully all the words God has spoken.  God's words are not idle, they are active, alive, and at work.  They are significant and worthy to tune your ear to hear and carefully listen.  God's words are not said in vain and they will not return void.  They are LIFE with content and purpose.  The rewards of living in obedience to God's word, is length of days and the possession of the promises of God.

Application
I will 'take to heart' the word of God and what He speaks to me.  What I hear, what I read, and how I will respond, influences who I am and who I am becoming - in character, integrity, obedience, and will effect the promises He gives me and the generations to come.  So, I choose life and life abundantly - life to the full. 

Prayer
Father, I choose life.  I acknowledge You are at work in me through Your word and Your Holy Spirit.  You have given me new life and I thank You for Your faithfulness and truth.  May it be passed down to the generations yet to be born.  Until then, I promise to do my best to pass it on to my children and their children, and my grandchildren's children.  Be glorified in my life.  In Jesus Name, A-men.

Matthew 4:4  'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.' 
Hebrews 4:12 'The word of God is living and active.  Sharper than any double edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.'