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Go home (1): Stop running
'... While he was still a long way off, his father ... ran and embraced him ...' Luke 15:20
Did you ever try and run away when you were little because your parents wouldn't let you do something? You packed up your favourite teddy and a bag of Quavers in your Teletubbies rucksack and headed for the open road? If you ever got that far, chances are that your ma and pa were straight out trying to find you, to bring you home. Not because they just wanted to scream and shout at you, but because they loved you, and wanted to look after you. No doubt that would have involved a bit of a telling off; but the reason behind it was love.
If you'd have succeeded in running away, what would your life have been like? Dire. The best place for you was with your loving parents. Yeah, being told off wouldn't have been nice, and you might not have understood it at the time; but nine times out of ten, discipline from parents makes sense when you look back.
So ... why do you run away from God? He's your perfect Father. He wants the best for you, and will give you everything you need. He won't ever stop looking for you, and His discipline is always for the best. So stop wasting time running away from Him, or sulking because things don't seem to be going your way. Instead, turn round and run into His arms - he's waiting for you. What are you waiting for?
written by Bob Gass
'... While he was still a long way off, his father ... ran and embraced him ...' Luke 15:20
Did you ever try and run away when you were little because your parents wouldn't let you do something? You packed up your favourite teddy and a bag of Quavers in your Teletubbies rucksack and headed for the open road? If you ever got that far, chances are that your ma and pa were straight out trying to find you, to bring you home. Not because they just wanted to scream and shout at you, but because they loved you, and wanted to look after you. No doubt that would have involved a bit of a telling off; but the reason behind it was love.
If you'd have succeeded in running away, what would your life have been like? Dire. The best place for you was with your loving parents. Yeah, being told off wouldn't have been nice, and you might not have understood it at the time; but nine times out of ten, discipline from parents makes sense when you look back.
So ... why do you run away from God? He's your perfect Father. He wants the best for you, and will give you everything you need. He won't ever stop looking for you, and His discipline is always for the best. So stop wasting time running away from Him, or sulking because things don't seem to be going your way. Instead, turn round and run into His arms - he's waiting for you. What are you waiting for?
written by Bob Gass
