The Choice You Make 

(Lk 15:11-32) 



God is the God who has person. 

He honors His own free will, and 

He also honors the free will of others. 



Faith is deciding on one's own to believe. 

The life of this faith is enjoying the freedom that comes as a result of making one's own choice. 



While man may regret the result of the choice he made, 

When he does not have any choice he feels humiliated and becomes unhappy for 

It is considered inhumane to be treated in such a way. 

Yet choosing one's father and king is not an option. 



Although Adam had the freedom to govern all things in the Garden of Eden, 

Except for the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Ge 2:16-17), 

Because he was deceived by the devil he sinned and was 

Thus banished from the Garden (Ge 3:1-24). 

All men thereafter became destined to bear the burden of worries, pains and death as 

They are the result of one's choice. 



When the people of Israel were in Egypt because of their ancestors (Ge 37:36), 

God sent Moses and showed various miracles (Ex 6:5-6), because of which 

The pharaoh surrendered and hurried them to leave (Ex 12:33). 



After passing through the Red Sea and arriving in the desert, 

They began to grumble and complain, longing for Egypt (Ex 14:10-12) since 

It was not the choice they themselves made to be there. 



Before crossing the Jordan 

They made a choice and arrived in Canaan (Dt 30:19-20). 

Even so, however, they rejected God as their king and asked for a man king (1Sa 8:5). 

Furthermore, they worshiped other gods and 

Delighted in their abominations, choosing their own ways (Is 66:3). 



Nevertheless, the temple where the name of the Lord God was 

Stood as a source of comfort and hope for the people as 

It reminded them of how God delivered them from their slavery and enemies. 



Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days (Jn 2:19), because 

Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body, 

He would fulfill the Father's will for He was sent as His chosen servant (Is 43:10). 

And He spoke and did according to the Father's will. 



As He died Jesus said, "It is finished (Jn 19:30), declaring that He: 

1. Willingly chose the path to lay down His life and honored the Father (Jn 10:17-18); 

2. Condemned the devil who chose his path to corruption (Is 14:13; 1Jn 3:8); and 

3. Redeemed with His blood all men and paid the price of their sins, 

which were due to the bad choice that their ancestor Adam had made (Mt 20:28), 

making a way for them to make their own choice (Jn 14:6). 

The Father raised Him and His resurrection proved that He made the best choice. 

Jesus ascended to the heavenly throne as the King of kings who reigns forever. 



The Holy Spirit came to those who 

Willingly chose to believe and receive the name Yeshua (Jn 1:12; Ac 2:36-39) for 

God highly considered men and let them chose their Father and King. 



The man of the Spirit is he who 

Made his own choice to return to the Father (Lk 15:11-32). 

Therefore, he willingly worships Him and 

Does not grumble or complain regardless of the tests that he faces for 

It is the choice he himself made. 



O Lord, 

We willingly chose the One in heaven who has free will as our Father, and 

We willingly chose the One on the heavenly throne as Christ. 

Let us never complain or grumble about the choice we made! 

Amen.