| Reading: 1 John 4:1-12 |
We live in perilous times. Deception and deceivers abound at every turn, even in places where truth should safely reign.
No matter where I am, I must stay alert and attentive:
“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world” (1).
To effectively test the spirits, I must know the Holy Spirit well.
Is my heart open to that?
Is my heart open to Him?
![[Ye are of God...and have overcome them (1 John 4:4)]](/pantinghart/wp-content/yeareofgod-b.jpg "Ye are of God...and have overcome them (1 John 4:4)")
| Reading: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 |
“See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil” (15).
Today I will make many choices — among attitudes, words, thoughts, values, purposes, goals.
Will I choose life or death? good or evil?
I rarely think of it in those terms.
My Web browsing and my feet will take me places. Will I choose life?
My email and my interaction with people will give me more opportunities to choose. What will it be?
Life and good, death and evil — what will be your choice, Mark?
Death and evil, life and good — what is your choice, Mark?
At this moment, I choose life.
May I remember to choose life again and again through the day.
![[Choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live (Deuteronomy 30:19)]](/pantinghart/wp-content/chooselife-b.jpg "Choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live (Deuteronomy 30:19)")
Oh, after reading Deuteronomy 30:15-20, I read this in a little book: Take One Step. Read it!