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Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." John 8:31-32 - To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. John 10:3 - The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. Shema in Deuteronomy 6:4-5 Jesus said it this way in Matthew 22:37 - Jesus replied: "` Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' The fullest grace can be received by those only who continue to obey during the dryness in which all grace seems to be withheld Lewis – The Father can be well pleased in that Son only who adheres to the Father when apparently forsaken. God’s commands to His people have always included the idea of increase. Godly choices bring life and prosperity (vv. Quote: Beth Moore – When we choose to walk with God rather than off the path to handfuls of other options, we find His perfect will for our lives. Jesus tells us that when we obey Him, we remain in His love. The Word of God should be written in our mouths and in our hearts. He has given everything we need to know His will for today. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. Psalm 19:7 - The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul.

We simply choose to follow our own desires or nature. There is always an underlying expectation that the commands of God can be obeyed. And the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. It is expressed in the choices one makes. Quote: Eleanor Roosevelt - One’s philosophy is not best expressed in words. Life is made by decisions we make to the circumstances in which we find ourselves. Lewis – Actually seems to me that one can hardly say anything either bad enough or good enough about life. It seems to start somewhere after high school graduation and you either pick a career or go to college. Transition: Very often this is how the real game of life appears to be. Then if you race through fast enough and collect the most money along the way you get to retire – either to Countryside Estates/the Poor house or to Millionaire Estates. You get some good breaks all by turning a wheel. If you are lucky you get a carload of them because you get paid along the way to have them! You do charitable work and make some investments. You decide whether to start off with a career or go to college. To make a few good decisions in spite of what the turn of the wheel or roll of the dice deals you. The hope often along the way is to get past a Pay Day to the next. Illustration: The Game of Life is played by a lucky turn of the wheel and a few choices you have to make along the way. “Oh, that’s great! So what’s the bad news?” You’re pitching tomorrow night.” “Tell me the good news first.” “Well, the good news is that, yes, there is baseball in heaven, Jeff.”

“Well, I have some good news and some bad news. “So tell me, is there baseball in heaven?” A few nights later, his buddy Jeff awoke to the sound of John’s voice from beyond. One summer night, John passed away in his sleep after watching the Mets victory earlier in the evening. They even agreed that whoever died first would try to come back and tell the other if there was baseball in heaven. For their entire adult lives, John and Jeff discussed baseball history in the winter and studied over every box score during the season. Illustration: Two buddies, John and Jeff, happened to be two of the biggest baseball fans in America.