QT 29 May 18, Deut 30:19, We can determine the quality of our spiritual life on earth by our choices

Week	Passage	Date	Verse	Thought	Prayer
5	Deut 30:11-20	5/29	Deuteronomy 30:19 (ESV) — I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live,	In the OT, the covenant was both a physical and spiritual covenant. In the NT, it is primarily spiritual, but I think the principal remains. We choose life or death (in a spiritual sense) by the choices we make. No, we cannot lose our salvation, but we can affect the spiritual quality of our life (death) by poor choices. It is similar to the rest that the author of Hebrews talks about in chapter 4. It is possible in this life to enter the rest of spiritual maturity. Or it is possible to miss out based on poor choices. We still have eternal life, but we missed out on how God could have used our life.	Lord, help me to remember that my choices in this life affect the quality of my relationship with you. Sin separates and puts up a barrier in our relationship. Give me strength to say no to the temptations of sin and choose life.