Deuteronomy 30:15-16 (NLT) ‘Now listen! Today I am giving you a choice between life and death, between prosperity and disaster. For I command you this day to love the Lord your God and to keep his commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in his ways. If you do this, you will live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you’

DAILY READING – 1 Corinthians 8; 1 Kings 22; Amos 6

As a young boy, Lester Sumrall was not really serious about God. But by age 17, he lay on a deathbed suffering from tuberculosis. There was no cure and it seemed death was inevitable. But while lying there, he suddenly received a vision. He saw suspended in midair to the right of his bed was a casket; on his left was a large open Bible. He heard these words: “Lester Sumrall, which of these will you choose tonight?”
He made his decision – he chose the Bible and to preach the Gospel as long as he lived. After making this choice, by the time he awoke the next morning Lester Sumrall was completely healed.
Thereafter, he became a fiery young preacher in the backwoods of Florida, Tennessee, and Arkansas. At the age of 19, he founded a Church and was ordained by the Assemblies of God.
Some years later God brought Lester Sumrall in contact with an established older minister, Howard Carter and the two men formed a relationship like that of Paul and Timothy. Together, they forged new territories in the arena of spiritual warfare and established many Churches.
Lester Sumrall traveled the world ministering in 110 countries, and wrote over 130 books.
He was one of the most colorful preachers of the 20th century. He founded the Lester Sumrall Evangelistic Association (LeSEA) which included a humanitarian arm, World Harvest Radio International and World Harvest Bible College.

Life does not get better by chance it gets better by the choices we make.
Though Lester Sumrall was at the point of death, when he made the choice to serve God, he was immediately revived and released into a glorious destiny.
God is able to bring us up from any depth once we make the definite choice to begin following His will.
We may not have a dramatic encounter before choosing to serve God as Lester Sumrall did, but the point remains that each of us must make the definite choice to live for God and serve His purpose.
Our decision to actively work for God, commits Him to preserve our lives and bless our endeavors.
A servant of God is not necessarily someone in full time ministry but someone in full time obedience to God and His Word.
Our choice to serve God and be fruitful in His Kingdom determines the outcome of our destiny.
In Luke 13:6-9, the master asked his steward to cut down the tree that was not producing fruit.
When our lives are fruitful and bringing benefits to God, He will bless us and ensure we are not cut down in life.
It is when we serve God that He blesses our bread and water and takes away sicknesses from us. (Ex. 23:25)
Job 36:11 says -” If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures”.

We must understand that our experience in life is not about our circumstances, but it is basically about our covenant positioning. Sometimes the reason why things are not working could be because we are not fully obeying God and working for Him. Blessings are outcomes of obedience.
It is our degree of commitment to seeking God first that determines our ultimate height in the race of life.
Today, let us make the definite choice to ensure service to God becomes our distinguishing identity this year. Certainly, that will be the pathway to enjoying, preservation, protection, provision and supernatural overflow in every area of our lives.

PRAYER
Father, I come before You today to receive the grace to serve You acceptably. Please help me to make the choice to prioritize Your will above all else, so that Your glory will be manifested fully in my life in Jesus’ Name
QUOTE;
It takes a heart for God to make a mark in the sands of time. – WORDBITE 201