The Job - To Be or Not To Be

​The Jab – To Be or Not To Be
There is a debate going on at the moment. It is not confined to one country. It is happening the world over. There are those who readily embrace what is being asked, and those who are determined not to. Each side feels they have a case.
It concerns the covid jab. To get it or not to. I have my own thoughts, but it is not my intention to lay them out here. It is what I see this as a prelude to that I am writing about.
Choice seems to be at the heart of the matter. I am pretty well against anything that robs me of choice. Even when I may be diametrically opposed to what is being proposed I believe in all matters my decisions should be one of choice. Once a decision is made by the powers that be, it behoves me to obey that decision or face the consequences. The only exception for me is if I am being told to do something that God says in His Word not to do.
For me it comes back to some things matter, most don’t. Many things I am warned against is a matter of protection rather than an attempt to rob me. But I do believe I should be free to choose.
One of the problems for me is that much I am told to do is built on questionable evidence. Not most, but some. It needs to remain up to me to determine if it is built on a firm foundation or not. But even when the evidence is questionable, I feel I need to obey if it becomes law, apart from being encouraged to do something that God tells me not to do.
This is where the covid jab comes in for me. It is something where I have a choice. Having it or not has consequences. But to me this is like a trial run. Down the track we will all need to get something if we want to buy or sell anything - the mark of the beast.
I question and study for myself. I feel it is a safe place I come from as it involves future events and until it happens or it does not, it remains speculation or a belief only no matter how firm I feel the foundation may be.
Thankfully what I hold to is based on evidence that has not proven wrong. I reckon if it had, the matter would have been put to bed but it has not. No one can claim beyond a shadow of doubt that this is built on shaky ground. There is no doubt in my mind that if it could have been proven to be false it would have been, and it would be a thing of the past.
I know I will be encouraged to get the mark - on the back of the wrist or the forehead. Just like the Covid shot, there will be consequences though. I know these consequences will be far more far reaching. In fact, it will impact me for ever. Getting it means eternal separation from God. No debate. No doubt. End of story.
It is the sort of thing I cannot afford to get wrong. I should not base my beliefs on a whim or questionable answers, but a solid foundation.
Excuse me, I have more study to do.