Choose for Yourselves Whom You Will Serve

But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” — Joshua 24:15 

As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.

Everyone else will need to choose who they will serve.

And whether they decide to serve the gods of other lands.

Or the one true God.

We Are Fellow Citizens With God's People

Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household. — Ephesians 2:19 

As children of God, we are no longer foreigners.

We are no longer strangers.

Now we are fellow citizens with God's people.

And we are also members of His household.

He has adopted us into His family.

And He has a wonderful plan for each of us.

Plans to prosper us and not to harm us.

Plans to give us hope and a future.

You Are No Longer Strangers

Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household. — Ephesians 2:19 

Now that we are children of God, we are no longer considered foreigners.

And we are no longer strangers to God.

Rather, we are fellow citizens with God's people.

Citizens of a new heaven.

Members of the Lord's household.

Identified as His possessions.

We Will Serve the Lord

But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. — Joshua 24:15

Today we drove back from Las Vegas.

After a fun weekend of laughter with friends.

We stopped at the Black Bear Diner in Barstow.

And we got an apple cobbler to bring home.

Very tasty.

We had a huge lunch with our friends Brad and Peggy.

I had birthday cards and gifts waiting when we got home.

Then we watched Sidekicks together and shared popcorn in the evening.

No Longer Strangers

Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household. — Ephesians 2:19

We are fellow citizens with God's people.

And we are members of His household.

He calls us friends.

No longer strangers.

No longer foreigners.

God has claimed us as His own.

Through the death and resurrection of Jesus, we are adopted into His family.

We Are Fellow Citizens

You are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household. — Ephesians 2:19

We are God's people.

And members of his household.

We are chosen. No longer foreigners and strangers.

We are fellow citizens with God's people.

What a huge comfort that is!

Today was my second day of radiation, and all went smoothly.

Our friend Rudy called to find out how everything was going. Very thoughtful.

He is recovering from radiation treatment for prostate cancer and is gradually getting his strength back.

Praise God.