Joshua 24:15-22
24:15 If you have no desire
to worship
the
Lord, choose today whom you will worship,
whether it be the gods whom your ancestors
worshiped
beyond the Euphrates,
or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family
will worship
the
Lord!”
24:16 The people responded, “Far be it from us to abandon the Lord so we can worship other gods!
24:17 For the Lord our God took us and our fathers out of slavery in the land of Egypt and performed these awesome miracles before our very eyes. He continually protected us as we traveled and when we passed through nations.
24:18 The Lord drove out from before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. So we too will worship the Lord, for he is our God!”
24:19 Joshua warned the people, “You will not keep worshiping the Lord, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God who will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.
24:20 If you abandon the Lord and worship foreign gods, he will turn against you; he will bring disaster on you and destroy you, though he once treated you well.”
24:21 The people said to Joshua, “No! We really will worship the Lord!”
24:22 Joshua said to the people, “Do you agree to be witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to worship the Lord?” They replied, “We are witnesses!”
Psalms 119:30
119:30 I choose the path of faithfulness;
I am committed to your regulations.
Psalms 119:111
119:111 I claim your rules as my permanent possession,
for they give me joy.
Psalms 119:173
119:173 May your hand help me,
for I choose to obey your precepts.
Proverbs 1:29
1:29 Because they hated moral knowledge,
and did not choose to fear the Lord,
Proverbs 8:36
8:36 But the one who does not find me brings harm to himself;
all who hate me love death.”
Isaiah 56:4
56:4 For this is what the Lord says:
“For the eunuchs who observe my Sabbaths
and choose what pleases me
and are faithful to my covenant,
Luke 10:42
10:42 but one thing
is needed. Mary has chosen the best
part; it will not be taken away from her.”