Good Choices

FEB 11 2026  Choices Choices
Promises promises. God made many promises. The first promise he made was that of eternal life. We were breathed by God into existence and this spirit he created was an eternal spirit. So he promised eternal life and he made a tree filled with the nature of God's endless life from which mankind had free access and could draw life eternal. But the way was blocked to the tree of life and instead God created the book of life. In heaven which is the current dwelling place of the Almighty, there is a book of records since the dawn of creation that has been kept. It is called the book of life. In it is recorded the names of those who have obtained the promise of eternal life. The promise of eternal life is not a guarantee or an inevitability. It is a choice. God promised Adam and Eve two things. Life if they ate of the tree of life. Death if they ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. He commanded them not to eat of this tree, but he placed them in the garden where it was available to them should they so desire to eat of it. He gave them a choice. Go left or go right. Up or down. In or out. Black or white. It's up to you. And he went off to wherever he usually stayed. Adam and Eve were left alone in the garden with the serpent. The serpent deceived Eve and she chose wrongly. It's stated that in her heart Eve desired to be like God. Isn't this the same sin that satan committed? He wanted to be like God. And Eve sided with him against God's clear warning. What other promises has God made? Immediately after mankind disobeyed God and was cast out of the garden, the Lord God promised restoration. In his divine plan for creation, not even man's rebellion would thwart him from having a family to live with for eternity. That's us who believe. Our names are in the book of life. We have chosen to receive the promise of eternal life. And even though we are sinful, we have a promise to one day be restored to full glory. And this time the only tree will be the one that gives life. Evil will not be a choice anymore. There will be no use for the key to hell, because hell will be locked out and never seen again.