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Go home (2): Do a U-turn
'... While he was still a long way off, his father ... ran and embraced him ...' Luke 15:20
James MacDonald writes: 'Maybe you've done something you think is beyond [God's] mercy ... or someone hurt you and you don't understand why God let it happen ... maybe you'd rather live by your own rules.
I don't know why you're running, but I know one thing: you're tired ... Jesus talked about a son taking off from his dad's house. After this runner's rise and fall, he woke up one day in a pig-sty wondering, "How'd I get here? I need to go back but what'll my dad say?" Have you ever thought, "If I come back how will God receive me?"
Some people think He wouldn't care one way or the other ... But that's not how Jesus described His Father ... those feet pounding the pavement are God's feet running towards you. He's been scanning the horizon for a glimpse of you ... and now that He sees you He's in a full run. "While he was still a long way off, his father ... ran and embraced him." God put that in the Bible so every runner will know what to expect when they reverse course.'
Are you running away from God today? Stop, turn around, come back home. He says, 'Turn back to me' (Revelation 3:3). There's no sin He can't forgive. It's OK to do a U-turn. His promise is: '... Let him turn to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him ...' (Isaiah 55:7 NIV).
written by Bob Gass
'... While he was still a long way off, his father ... ran and embraced him ...' Luke 15:20
James MacDonald writes: 'Maybe you've done something you think is beyond [God's] mercy ... or someone hurt you and you don't understand why God let it happen ... maybe you'd rather live by your own rules.
I don't know why you're running, but I know one thing: you're tired ... Jesus talked about a son taking off from his dad's house. After this runner's rise and fall, he woke up one day in a pig-sty wondering, "How'd I get here? I need to go back but what'll my dad say?" Have you ever thought, "If I come back how will God receive me?"
Some people think He wouldn't care one way or the other ... But that's not how Jesus described His Father ... those feet pounding the pavement are God's feet running towards you. He's been scanning the horizon for a glimpse of you ... and now that He sees you He's in a full run. "While he was still a long way off, his father ... ran and embraced him." God put that in the Bible so every runner will know what to expect when they reverse course.'
Are you running away from God today? Stop, turn around, come back home. He says, 'Turn back to me' (Revelation 3:3). There's no sin He can't forgive. It's OK to do a U-turn. His promise is: '... Let him turn to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him ...' (Isaiah 55:7 NIV).
written by Bob Gass
