Making an Active Choice
In the Bible “choosing life” is not just opposing death but leading a meaningful life. The key is that we must make an active choice to introduce meaning into our lives. If a life of righteousness is forced upon us, it cannot yield the blessings which God has in store for us.
A Life of Meaning
The Hebrew Bible uses the verb בחר (bahar) - “choose” - very frequently. One might even argue that “choosing” is God’s most central action in the Bible: God “chose” Abraham to be the first patriarch (Neh. 9:7), He “chose” Israel to be his people (Isa. 44:1), and He “chose” Jerusalem as his city and David as his king (2 Ch. 6:6). Leading a divinely sanctioned life means mirroring this essential act of making good choices: “refusing the evil and choosing the good” (Isa. 7:16).
Amend Your Spiritual Life
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