WHO WILL YOU SERVE

Proclamation:

"But if serving The Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve ... But as for me and my household, we will serve The Lord."  Joshua 24:15 (NIV)

Explanation:

These words were written under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God by the prophet Joshua to the people of God.  Joshua asked the people to decide and choose whom they would serve if they found serving The Lord God troublesome or a burden.  They could choose to serve one of the pagan gods worshiped by the people in land where they were living if they found that to be more profitable to them.  Then Joshua said that he, and all within his household, would serve The Lord God.

Application:

Joshua asked the people to make a choice regarding whom they would serve.  We basically have that same choice today.  There is no middle ground, either you love The Lord and will serve Him or you don't and won't.  Joshua also led by example, he publicly committed himself and his household to serving The Lord.  Leadership occasionally requires that one make a bold stand for what he believes in.  We can't lead people where we will not or do not go.  As Christians we need to publicly choose to serve The Lord.   We need to make that choice known to all those around us.  We need to live our lives in such a way as to make it clear for everyone to see that we have chosen to serve The Lord.