“For this reason we also, from the day we heard about you, have not ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may live worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects—bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God.” – Colossians 1:9-10
Sometimes we make the wrong decision because of ignorance. We chose without the right knowledge or understanding of the matter at hand. But there are other times when we clearly understand what is right, but chose to do something different anyway.
It is hard to imagine God, the Supreme Authority of the universe, granting us the right to choose against his desires. And yet, he has chosen to give us this right of self-determination. By giving us this freedom, our decisions of obedience have value. But, choosing our way also has consequences.
Before God ever created Lucifer, he knew about the rebellion that would follow. He knew the pain and suffering that would result. He knew the supreme sacrifice He would need to make for His purposes to be fulfilled. And yet, He was willing to give Lucifer and mankind the right to choose. Somehow the end result would be worth the problems and enormous sacrifice.
God has given us the freedom to choose our destiny. We must choose wisely. Even the smaller and seemingly insignificant decisions that we make every day have an impact on the direction of our life.
“Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows, because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.” – Galatians 6:7-8
The decisions we make today become the building blocks of our future. God has given us the freedom to choose, but He has not given us freedom from the consequences. We need to choose wisely because we are choosing our future.