JANUARY 23, 2010

THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION

Scripture Reading--Romans 12:2

"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing

of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable,

and perfect, will of God."

"Okay, class. Let's begin today's lesson with a quiz. This quiz is to help us determine the most important decision you will make in life, other than the decision to be saved. On your paper are listed six important decisions you will make as you grow up. You should put them in order of importance, listing which is most important and which is least important."

After receiving the quiz paper, you see the following:

A. Where you will go to college

B. What your occupation will be

C. Where you will live

D. Whom you will marry

E. What kind of car you will drive

F. What you will name your dog

"All right, family. You are the students in the classroom. Take your quiz. You may discuss your answers with each other before giving your final decision. Are you finished? Good, let's see how you did."

Though this quiz may seem simple, I'm going to surprise you with your grade. You see, if you chose any of the decisions as the most important, you missed all six and failed the quiz. Yes, it was a trick quiz, but I'm making a point.

At least five choices were major decisions ( the dog's name is no big deal ). However, there's a greater decision you must make, and you must make it before the others. You can't properly make decisions as a person or as a family until you've first decided that you will know and do God's will no matter what. This decision is called surrender. It's a decision to yield my will to God's will so His will is the most important priority in my life. Until that's settled, nothing else is going to be important.

ACTION POINT: Ask each family member to define "God's will" in his own words.

--Tom Palmer--

READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN " 1 " YEAR: Job cc. 25-27