I Kings 18:30?39 (39)
As wonderful as it may seem, Israel’s choice to follow God in this scriptural account was tarnished due to the fact that He was their second choice. God had to go to great lengths to prove to them that the non-god Baal was a powerless hunk of material. We can make a right choice and yet not experience the joy of the decision.
Luciano Pavarotti the Italian operatic tenor said, \”When I was a boy, my father, a baker, introduced me to the wonders of song. He urged me to work very hard to develop my voice. Arrigo Pola, a professional tenor in my hometown of Modena, Italy, took me as a pupil. I also enrolled in a teacher\’s college. On graduating, I asked my father, \’Shall I be a teacher or a singer?\’
\”\’Luciano,\’ my father replied, \’if you try to sit on two chairs, you will fall between them. For life, you must choose one chair.\’ “
Pavarotti chose what he loved most. He loved to sing more than he loved to tell others how to sing. When we chose to obey and follow God freely because we desire Him foremost then we can truly enjoy the joy of relationship and the joy of service.
by Dr. Gayle Woods