Gideon told the people of Israel that they had two choices. They could chose the gods of the Amorites where they were now living or they could chose to worship the true living God. Joshua made it quite clear that his household would be serving the Lord God, Yayweh, No doubt, sadly, some of them did choose the ineffective Gods of the Amorites.
We too, have choices to make every day, some decisions are small as well as the large, life-changing ones. Do we pick up the rubbish lying on the ground even though we didn’t drop it? Do we make a phone call to give encouragement to a friend in distress even though we are too busy? When we see a person looking dejected in the street, do we break with British tradition and speak to them? Can we be bothered to buy a copy of the Big Issue?
The choices we make in small things will influence decisions in the larger ones. We will not be acting out of character. To pick up rubbish will lead to a better environment and may discourage further offences, the friend will be encouraged, the Big Issue seller will be able to afford a small snack.
The world will never know of our decisions, but we will and more importantly, so will God.