July 19, 2020 CAC Living Water Devotional :-  YOUR DECISION DETERMINES YOUR DESTINATION (1)

July 19, 2020 CAC Living Water Devotional :-  YOUR DECISION DETERMINES YOUR DESTINATION (1)

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Sunday, July 19, 2020

YOUR DECISION DETERMINES YOUR DESTINATION (1)

Read: Luke 15:11-16

Luke 15:11-16 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons.

The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

“Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living.

After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need.

So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.

He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

MEMORISE: The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. (Luke 15:12).

EXPOSITION

Life has four constants, which are time, birth, death, and decision. However, we influence each of these variables. Decision is something somebody has chosen or makes up his or her mind about after considering alternatives. Also, it is the process of coming to a conclusion, or determination about something (Encarta dictionary of English language). Luke 15:11-32 discusses the life of a man who had two sons, whose names are not mentioned, but the younger is regarded as the prodigal son. Prodigal is a French Word that has been adopted in English Language. It means being wasteful, or extravagant. The prodigal son, who was the younger of the two sons, decided to have his own shear of the yet-to-die father’s wealth. Having bequeathed it to him, he went ahead to squander it. The decision he made determined and dictated what he eventually got.

You are the architect of your decision, but you aren’t the master of the consequences. You have control over your choices but have no power over the consequences. You make the choice, and the choice automatically dictates the outcome. The young man, who was very rich, ended up in penury, to the extent of trying to shear meal with pigs.

What decision are you about to make? Think twice before you act. In fact, let God preside over it. Allow Him to show you the way, at all times. It is costly to make Him the last option. Negative decision automatically produce negative results. A good decision you make goes a long way to show how great and glorious your life would be. The decision you make today, will determine your destination tomorrow. Most times, God does not interfere with our decision. Rather, He permits it. Get His perfect will instead of the permissive. Only them are you guaranteed of His backing in all your endeavors.

PRAYER POINTS

1. Lord, deliver me from rash and wrong decision; help me to always wait on You for my decision.

2. Whatever has been shattered in my life because of rash decisions, O Lord, in Your mercy, help me to amend it.

3. O Lord, help our leaders to always put You first in their decision-making process.

EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: NEHEMIAH 13; ESTHER 1-2; HEBREWS 10

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