Who Will You Serve Today

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***EACH MORNING I DO MY VERY BEST TO HEAR GOD'S VOICE, AND SHARE THE MESSAGE THAT HE HAS FOR YOU ON THAT DAY. WHEN I AM DONE WRITING, I PRAY OVER THE WORDS THAT THEY MAY BREAK INTO THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO WILL READ THEM. ON SOME DAYS, I CAN FEEL THE PRESENCE OF GOD IN THE ROOM SO STRONG. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE MORNINGS. THIS DEVOTIONAL IS ONE OF THOSE DEVOTIONALS THAT NEEDS TO BE CIRCULATED EVERYWHERE YOU POSSIBLY CAN. IT IS SOMETHING THAT EVERY PASTOR OR PERSON WHO IS IN MINISTRY MUST READ. IT IS SOMETHING MEN AND WOMEN IN BUSINESS NEED TO PASS ON TO THOSE THAT THEY WORK WITH. EVERY CHILD OF GOD NEEDS TO READ THESE WORDS, AND TAKE THEM TO HEART!!!

DAILY DEVOTIONAL WEDNESDAY MARCH 6, 2002
(Judges 13:24, 14:3, 16:1, 16:21, 16:30)

The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson. He grew and the Lord blessed him.

His father and mother replied, "Isn't there an acceptable woman among your relatives or among all our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?"

But Samson said to his father, "Get her for me. She's the right one for me."

One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute. He went in to spend the night with her.

Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes and took him down to Gaza. Binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding in the prison.

Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more when he died than while he lived.

Who will you serve today. No matter long you have been saved, no matter how greatly God is using your life, the fact is that we each wake up in the morning and face the choice of who we will serve that day. I have used the life of Samson in various opportunities that I have had over my years in the ministry when I was speaking to pastors or men's groups. But Samson's life is very applicable for this message today, in regards to the choice that you will make today, and every day, as to exactly WHO you will serve.

Samson was miraculously born to a mother who was unable to conceive a child. He was dedicated to God's service, even before he was conceived. While many may scoff at this, I have known many women who were unable to have children, but after much prayer and seeking God, their once barren womb brought forth life! Just in the short 30 months Liveprayer has been online, we have had 2 such births that I can recall off of the top of my head. Samson was dedicated to the Lord's service, grew up being taught all about God, and the Bible says that the Spirit of God was upon his life.

One of the points that I want to stress today is that here was a man, dedicated to God even before he was conceived, raised in the "church" of his day, and had a heart so close to God that the Bible even says God's Spirit was upon him. DESPITE THIS, SAMSON, JUST LIKE YOU AND I, WOKE UP EVERY MORNING AND HAD TO MAKE CHOICES THROUGHOUT THE DAY WHO HE WOULD SERVE!

The Bible says that the devil comes to kill, steal, and destroy. If you have accepted Christ into your heart by faith, the Bible says that you are saved (John 3:16, Romans 10:10, Ephesians 2:8,9). However, even though the devil can't have your eternal soul, he can destroy your life, steal the joy, peace, and abundance Jesus promised those who followed Him would know during our brief journey here, and kill us.. literally.

Over the years I have known many great men and women of God who allowed sin in their life to consume them to the point of death. One dear brother got into the bondage of drug addiction and died from an overdose. One pastor I know looked to alcohol instead of the Lord in times of trouble and alcohol eventually destroyed his life and he died much earlier then he should have because of it. One sister who did many great things for God allowed the enemy to throw her into a state of depression to the point that she took her own life.

SATAN IS NOT THE CLASS CLOWN, SOME MISCHIEVOUS PARTY ANIMAL THAT LOVES TO HAVE FUN. SATAN IS A VERY REAL ENEMY WHO PLAYS FOR KEEPS AND IS OUT TO DESTROY THE LIFE OF THE CHILD OF GOD, STEAL ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT THIS LIFE CAN OFFER, AND LITERALLY HELP YOU MAKE CHOICES THAT WILL KILL YOU! HE IS NOT PLAYING GAMES!

As you read through the life of Samson, as he went through life, he chose to turn from God and serve the enemy. Samson knew how God felt about being unequally yoked with non-believers. Samson knew God's plan for marriage. Samson knew God forbids sex outside of marriage. Yet Samson's weakness was women, women who did not know or honor God in their life. The enemy is persistent. He will tempt the child of God over and over and over until he finds the weakness in their life. Samson's weakness was women.

Each day, just like you and me, he had to choose who he would serve that day. As much as the anointing of God was on his life, even though he served God in miraculous ways, even though God used him to bless many, IT WAS SAMSON WHO HAD TO MAKE THE CHOICE EACH DAY WHO HE WOULD SERVE. Over and over, Samson chose sin over God. Over and over, God showed his love and grace to Samson and gave him chances to straighten his life out. But Samson took God's grace and mercy for granted, refused to turn form his sin, and it was his sin that ultimately destroyed his life, stole all of the blessings God had for him, and ultimately, killed him.

Let me encourage you today. If you have chosen to serve sin, have allowed things to enter into your life that God does not approve of, TODAY is the day that you can stop. Is it that easy? NO WAY! It will be the hardest thing that you have ever done. But if you take the first step, God will strengthen you and help you to turn away from sin, and back to Him. THE CHOICE THAT YOU MAKE TODAY COULD LITERALLY SAVE YOUR LIFE, BUT IT IS A CHOICE THAT YOU MUST MAKE. NOBODY CAN MAKE IT FOR YOU.

I love you and care for you so much. God loves you and cares for you even more. Each day, He gives you the choice to love Him and serve Him. Even those who have loved Him and served Him for many years, STILL, each day must make that choice. I pray today that you learn from Samson's life, and choose God. Each day I get hundreds of emails from all over the world from people saying that what I write is intolerant, it isn't for "today", that there is nothing wrong with doing what we want.

They simply don't understand that God loves us SO MUCH, that He sent His word to encourage us and guide us along our journey here. How He shows us to live our life is not to keep us from enjoying our life, but to know the peace, joy, and abundance that this life can offer. But He loves us enough to give us the freewill to choose each day, whether we will serve Him or not. That is a choice that I will make today, and it is a choice that YOU will make today. My prayer today is that you will choose to serve God.

In His love and service,
Your friend and brother in Christ,
Bill Keller

If I can help you in any way you can contact me through my personal email at bkeller@liveprayer.com.

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