04/26/24 a check list

04/26/24 a check list

Before you think that the following lines are super simplistic, make sure that none of these thoughts apply to you, because they do apply to so many.

It is one thing to be held in the grip of deception, it is another thing to reject the liberating power of truth.
It is one thing to be dying of malnutrition, it is another to refuse available sustenance.
It is one thing to die of a terrible malady, it is another to resist proven therapy.
It is one thing to be lost in the wilderness, it is another to turn off communications and ignore directional aides.
It is one thing to be taken captive by the enemy, it is another to desert the protection of your deliverer.
It is one thing to be overwhelmed by misery, it is another to despise the fountain of joy.
It is one thing to live in turmoil, it is another to abandon the Prince of Peace.
It is one thing to be overcome with depression, it is another to shut out those who love you.
It is one thing to be lost in the darkness, it is another to shut your eyes to the light.
It is one thing to be dragged into the torment of hell, it is another to turn your back on your heavenly Father.

There are so many ways to say the same thing. But my point is, you do not have to be the victim of evil, death and destruction, because the King of Righteousness, because the Resurrection and the Life, the Way, the Truth and the Life, because the Eternal God, the Giver of every good and perfect gift, the Lord of heaven offers you deliverance. But it is up to you to make the choice.

You have the opportunity now.
Do not let your arrogance, your obstinance, your belligerence take you captive.