Choosing Life in the Presence of Death Scripture does not allow humanity the comfort of neutrality. From the beginning, God places before us a choice...life or death, blessing or curse, obedience or rebellion, faith or fear. This reality is made unmistakably clear when God declares, “I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life” (Deuteronomy 30:19). These words are not merely theological abstractions. They speak into lived reality. Every decision carries weight. Every action sets something in motion and every moment of crisis becomes a crossroads where the future is quietly being shaped. Few biblical narratives reveal this truth with as much gravity as the story of the Nile in the book of Exodus. The river stands as more than geography. It becomes testimony. The same waters that bore death would later become the means of life. The same river that absorbed injustice would eventually carry deliverance. Through it all, God revealed both His power to re...