Choices

"Tell all the people, 'This is what the Lord says: Take your choice of life or death!' "
Jeremiah 21:8

That seems fairly simple until you read the statement within its context in the bible. It became clear that the choice of life He was presenting depended on one's turning oneself over the enemy at that time. No wonder people thought Jeremiah was a bit off. Can you imagine your country being invaded by the very worst enemy -- imagine an enemy that murders, rapes, is noted for their cruelty, terrorizes everyone -- and then the Lord sends a word to your country that "Hey, you want to live? Well turn yourself over to them. If you fight, you will die." True, the society that the Lord spoke to had become rampant with sin, but imagine being Jeremiah or perhaps another "good guy". Wouldn't it be hard NOT to fight your enemy?

Sometimes the Lord wants me to do exactly the opposite of what I think would be right -- and sometimes that is hard to discern.