A Choice - All Our Daily Bread Daily Devotionals for 2026

Our Daily Bread - Friday, October 7, 2023
by RBC Ministries

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A Choice

Bible in a Year: Isaiah 28-29, Philippians 3

I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life.
Deuteronomy 30:19

Today's Scripture & Insight: Deuteronomy 30:15-20

A few weeks after the death of a dear friend, I spoke with her mom. I was hesitant to ask how she was doing because I thought it was an inappropriate question; she was grieving. But I pushed aside my reluctance and simply asked how she was holding up. Her reply: "Listen, I choose joy."

Her words ministered to me that day as I struggled to push beyond some unpleasant circumstances in my own life. And her words also reminded me of Moses' edict to the Israelites at the end of Deuteronomy. Just before Moses' death and the Israelites' entrance into the promised land, God wanted them to know that they had a choice. Moses said, "I have set before you life and death . . . . Now choose life" (Deuteronomy 30:19). They could follow God's laws and live well, or they could turn away from Him and live with the consequences of "death and destruction" (v. 15).

We must choose how to live too. We can choose joy by believing and trusting in God's promises for our lives. Or we can choose to focus on the negative and difficult parts of our journeys, allowing them to rob us of joy. It will take practice and relying on the Holy Spirit for help, but we can choose joyâ€”knowing that "in all things God works for the good of those who love him" (Romans 8:28).

By: Katara Patton

Reflect & Pray
How can you choose joy in spite of your circumstances today? How is choosing joy similar to choosing life as God described to the Israelites?

Dear God, Giver of Joy, please help me to choose to follow You and believe and trust You this day.
A Choice

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