There are areas in our life in which we have no choice. These areas may or may not cause us a measure of grief: the family into which we are born, the country in which we live, our financial position or our health may limit us and we have no choice other than to grit our teeth as it were and make the best of it.

But bless God for He gives us a choice to make that can make an eternity of a difference for us if we choose well – and I make no exaggeration when I say AN ETERNITY of a difference!

A choice was presented to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden when a tree was planted there. They were forbidden to eat of the fruit of this tree but sadly they disobeyed and the choice they made has cast the whole human race into separation from the living God. However God in His great mercy and grace provided for them a choice in order for them to meet with him again, but only on His terms.

Down through the ages God has given to mankind choices and making the right choices has brought them into blessing beyond compare. But, God now gives to people like you and I a choice and he did it when He planted a “Tree” as it were outside the city walls of Jerusalem almost 2000 years ago.

There on the cross Jesus, the Son of God; who is the way, the truth, and the life – died – to do away with that which separated us from God – once for all. The question of sin was dealt with there at Calvary by that pure and sinless one, for you and for me.

And when we do we will find that sin is a thing that must be repented of if ever we are going to be in the place where we can avail ourselves of His forgiveness and cleansing. Such priceless things are only available on the grounds of shed blood. This was the price Christ paid to purchase your soul, which is to God a thing most precious. This is God's provision and God's only way to bring people back to Himself where they can come into the best God has to give.

Now, you have a choice to make. This is a divine choice given as an offering of love and mercy to you.

Accepting God's provision and choosing His way may not make any difference to your circumstances for of course you are still a member of your earthly family, nothing can change that but choosing by faith the provision of God will make you a member of His family.

Your country of origin and place of birth remains the same but in Christ you are a citizen of heaven and fellow citizens with His dear people.

He turns the hum-drum monotony of daily life into vibrant living. He turns hopelessness into joyful anticipation. He gives dignity to the soul laid low by a previous manner of living – to put it into the beautiful words of Scripture:

You are earnestly entreated not to return to that old life and continue as if you never read this article, because you know that it cannot give to you what you so very much need and what God so very much wants to freely bestow upon you. The Lord Jesus said:

God will never force His way into the lives of individuals, He simply lays before you the choice and the consequences. The choice is yours.