True North versus False South

UV 998/10,000 True North versus False South I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: Deuteronomy 30 v 19 Spiritual Compass There are two ways to life: one according to a human script or according to scripture that God has revealed. In a human script whether it is written by oneself or others, our views, values and opinions are relative and nothing is definite or absolute or sure. But scripture is certain, precise, absolute and definite. This uni-verse is unique in all that is written. In order to find it this morning, I just typed in the words on google, “ I have set before you life and death..” and without a mention of the word Bible, this verse turned up in the search proving that in no other book in the world or in any nation are these powerful words found. Scripture is not only man’s God –given , God-revealed and God-interpreted spiritual and moral compass, it is the only way to choose life and blessing not only for us but even for our succeeding generations. Scripture is meant to be lived, appropriated and applied and not just read, heard and forgotten. The needle of this spiritual compass not only points in the direction we should move all the time- the true North of obedience, blessings, success, abundance, salvation, eternal life, peace, prosperity, creativity, health, happiness, joy, satisfaction and legacy , it also points away from the true South of sin, curses, failure, death, destruction, disease, worry, fear, disease, debt, poverty, frustration, desperation and vanity. The choice one needs to make seems to be obvious. Yet, why do so many choose their own script and why do so few choose to live according to scripture? One, it is on account of ignorance of scriptural truth. Two, there is always a downward drag or a gravitational pull on our human minds and flesh and the way South is easier, wider and smoother from a short term perspective. Once we choose the South, the compass somehow reverses and what is actually South appears to be North in a kind of mirage or illusion. Man cannot tell God at the end of a life lived in ignorance of the Word, “ God, why didn’t you tell me and make it plain to me.” God through Moses was not speaking in riddles or parables or mysteries that could not be fathomed. He made it plain to all Israel. He called witnesses of heaven and earth- all the spirits of heaven and earth to be a witness of having set the choice before all mankind through Israel. Our consciences are also set in such a way as to align with the principles and precepts of scripture. He not only sets the choice before us, He also urges us at every step of our way like a GPS to choose the latter so that we get the “latter rain” or the “ latter blessings”. The validity of this promise is for “ this day” or every recorded day in human history. Man hereafter and for all time was free to choose between the scripture of abundant life and amazing blessings and the script of death and awful misery or failure. The choice that was given to Adam and Eve was again being re-played and offered to a whole nation. After the coming of Christ Jesus, the same choice would be offered to the whole of humanity, all nations and every individual in the world. We are also given by virtue of our reasoning, discernment and experience the choice making ability to proceed in the right direction and to make mid-course corrections wherever necessary. Prateep V Philip