Read: Luke 15:11-32
Today I feel led to do things a little different. Today I want to ‘talk’ to the one who has wandered from Jesus and having a relationship with Him. IT’S TIME for YOU to TRUST God again.
David Crowder, a Christian musician, has a song out called, Come as you are. What a beautiful song, and every time I listen to his CD, I am inspired to pray for those people that have wandered.
I’ve cut and pasted the words here for you. Read them and let them minister to you:
Come out of sadness
From wherever you’ve been
Come broken hearted
Let rescue begin
Come find your mercy
Oh sinner come kneel
Earth has no sorrow
That heaven can’t heal
Earth has no sorrow
That heaven can’t heal
So lay down your burdens
Lay down your shame
All who are broken
Lift up your face
Oh wanderer come home
You’re not too far
So lay down your hurt
Lay down your heart
Come as you are
There’s hope for the hopeless
And all those who’ve strayed
Come sit at the table
Come taste the grace
There’s rest for the weary
Rest that endures
Earth has no sorrow
That heaven can’t cure
So lay down your burdens
Lay down your shame
All who are broken
Lift up your face
Oh wanderer come home
You’re not too far
Lay down your hurt
Lay down your heart
Come as you are
Come as you are
Fall in his arms
Come as you are
There’s joy for the morning
Oh sinner be still
Earth has no sorrow
That heaven can’t heal
Earth has no sorrow
That heaven can’t heal
And in the scripture that you were to read today, it is the famous parable (story) of the Prodical Son. The boy who thought he didn’t need his Dad and thought he knew better. In the end he realizes that he couldn’t do it on his own and that he needed to restore that fellowship with his Dad.
Jesus (your Dad) is waiting for YOU to come home today. He’s waiting to have your relationship renewed. You don’t have to do it on your own anymore.
And of course it is simple. All you have to do is pray out to Him, he is just a whisper away. Sometimes you feel that’s all you can do is whisper, but He is so close to you right now that He can even hear that whisper.
You don’t have to wait until you have your life all together or feel like you cleaned yourself up enough to come to Him. The prodical son left a pig pen (literally) and came home to Daddy.
Today is the day. Be BOLD.
Here are is a prayer to get you started, since it might have been a while since you prayed and you feel at a loss at what to say:
Dear Lord Jesus, I come to you today, to ask for Your forgiveness. I ask you to make me clean and new in You. I’m asking for a renewed relationship with You. Help me to follow after You and rebuild my relationship with You. And that my walk with You will grew and become stronger. That I don’t have to do this life alone any longer. So that one day I will be able to come to Heaven and live with You for all eternity. Amen.
How exciting. Not only am I rejoicing with you, SO is Jesus (Daddy). He is getting ready to throw us the biggest party we have ever seen. And it will be the biggest family reunion ever!!!!
Alright, now you know that you need to do one more thing. We were never meant to be alone, or feel alone. Part of your restoration is you have been restored to ‘the family’. So get back to hanging out with the family. Get back to church. It does not have to be Chemainus Pentecostal. But it does have to be one that you feel like part of the family. A church that is a bible believing and preaching, evangelical church. Important, important, important. (Hebrews 10:25)
But even more important than that, read your bible and pray. Continue that fellowship with your Dad (Jesus). How else can you build a relationship with anyone if you do not communicate with them. You might have just come up with the excuse, “I don’t have a bible”. Well you are on computer some how because you are reading this and online there are tons of bible apps you can download for free. Or just go online and read. But these are vital to moving forward in your life with Him.
Congrats, and welcome home.