A while back...
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A while back I volunteered at a pregnancy crisis center here in my hometown. Their goal was to offer pregnant women an alternative to seeking an abortion. It struck me as I was working there that one choice can change your entire future. One choice can mean the difference, literally, between life and death.
I get the same feeling when I read this passage in Deuteronomy. God is laying out the choice for the Israelites, and that same choice is given to each of us in our own lives: "I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life that you and your offspring may live" (v. 19).
I get the same feeling when I read this passage in Deuteronomy. God is laying out the choice for the Israelites, and that same choice is given to each of us in our own lives: "I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life that you and your offspring may live" (v. 19).