Today's Favorite Verse: Jeremiah 21:8

Today's Favorite Verse: Jeremiah 21:8

"And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death."

I pondered on how this message has not changed. It is always the choice we are given. We can choose eternal life or spiritual death. The counsel given by a prophet points us in the way that leads back to Christ, and it is our choice on if we will follow that counsel. The decision has eternal consequences.

"Every intelligent being has the right to choose for himself whether he will have the man Christ Jesus or Satan to rule over him. He will certainly have one or the other! Just as sure as he is a living being, the Lord Almighty will be his leader, dictator, director, and counselor, or the devil will. We cannot live without them. We were brought here; we did not bring ourselves. We were created, formed, fashioned, and made independent of ourselves. We are under this law and we cannot get from under it. But the Lord has given us intelligence, and He has set before us life and death, and has said, “Choose ye this day whom ye will serve.” Which shall we take? I will take the Lord Jesus every time. Why? Because his doctrine is so pure and holy. I love it, because in it there is life; because it will endure; while all error, falsehood, lies and liars will be cast into hell; and when they shall be utterly destroyed and wasted away, truth will live and it will endure forever.

(Brigham Young, "Preaching the Gospel - The Principles and Spirit of the Same", JD 13:209)

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