#Day177: 26 June 2016, Sunday

FREE WILL - CHOOSE THE RIGHT ONE

By: Ps. Eddy Chang

Luke 15:11 - Parable of the Lost Son

A lot of time we are facing frustration. Be it at personal life as well as spiritual life. Ups and downs, pressures as well as challenges we had and are facing causing us to ask "can we handle all these?" Or "how can we continue to stand?"

While all these attacking us, it allows us to remember that sometimes we are not as strong as we think, that we are weak, that we need God's grace!

In the parable of the lost son, we learned about few things. The son that requested his shares executing his free will for a wrong reason. He wanted his shares for a wrong purpose.

Just like what we read in story of the lost son, we need to know that, every decision will have consequences. We need to take responsibility of what we do, of our action as the result will bring impact to the people surround us (our parents, our love ones and our God).

A wrong decision will bring impecunious in our life (not only material but also spiritual)

How to make a correct decision?

• Remember what Jesus said - "Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls"  - Matthew 11:29 NLT

But what if we have made a wrong decision?

• Remember what the lost son said - "I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you" - Luke 15:18 NLT
• Remember what David said - "I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak his praises" - Psalms 34:1 NLT

It's "I will" and not "I feel". God wants us to remember that we need to give our best in the executing our free will, to always make a correct decision. And when we do make a mistake, we must stand up and move on and face our consequences.

It's "I will" and not "I feel". As our work in the Lord  must not based on how we feel but more on how we will continue the good work that God has started in us, He will continue to finish the good work with us.

So my friend, the free will will always be there for us as He is a loving good. But, let us choose and make the right decision.

Another day full of blessing.

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