Deuteronomy 30: 1- 20 is a very special part of the Bible, not because of its content but it’s significant connection to our spiritual life as Christians.
The passage there kept coming back to my mind for the past several months and I contemplated about its connection to me.
I thought about my troubles and struggles as a normal human being. The decisions I made and their effects to me now.
The other meaning of the passage, aside from its literal meaning as interpreted and explained by others, came to me when one time I sighed about the hurdles I overcame then said, “Thanks I am still alive.” But then another question popped up, “Why I am still alive?”
After thinking deeply why, I exclaimed, “Because I chose life.”
There were many times in my life when I was in a situation to choose what should I do: Should I steal to satisfy my hunger, wants, or desires? Should I end my life because the problem was heavy a burden it seemed to have no solution in sight? Should I surrender because I can’t take the hardships of life anymore? And many more setups where I need to make a decision of doing good or doing bad.
Today, as I am thinking about it, I am happy and very thankful to the Lord for His guidance for me to make the right decisions of choosing life instead of death.
I don’t know what kind of trouble you’re at now but I am hoping that, as Christian, whatever decision you make it is pro-life. Choose life.
There are temptations that seem look like validate our decision to decide otherwise, like stealing because we are dying of hunger. However, let us remember what Jesus told Satan when he was tempted to turn the stones into bread and other tricks to make Jesus slipped into his destruction - all the decisions he made was to choose life.
If we steal, we may not die immediately but we could be jailed, or the people will lost their trust in you because you’re ready to do bad once in a very trying situation. Others commit suicide without even trying to fight they may have the chance to win.
If you’re a soldier who happens to be in an encounter with enemies outnumbering your group that the chance to survive seems to be zero, will you point your gun into your temple and kill yourself or commit suicide by pointing your gun to the enemies and try to kill at least one of them or who knows many of them. Your death will not be in naught because you died fighting.
The same thing in life. We fight by trying to find solutions to our troubles, and if you feel like all alone, pray because He is always there ready to help when a faithful believer calls for help. Remember when Jesus was on the cross, he forgave one of his companions hanging on a cross when he asked Jesus to remember him. What more of us who believe in Him.
Jesus, said, to look for His help when we need a helping hand because we are down and troubled. Therefore, choose life or always do what’s good in the eyes of G-d because everything is to be gained, rather than losing all because we chose otherwise thinking we have the right to do it since it’s our life or death.
May He continue to bless us with His guidance and overlook our shortcomings and not use them to turn His back on us.
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