Read: Hosea 6 + Luke 15:20 His going out is sure as the dawn; He will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth. Hosea 6:3 ESV To me, what is most staggering about the process of our redemption and restoration is God’s stance in it. He isn’t like an angry dad standing in the corner with his arms folded across his chest. He doesn’t pretend like it’s no big deal. He doesn’t sit us down for a lecture. If it’s the first time you’ve run willingly out of God’s precious protection that comes from obedience or if it’s the five millionth time, the Lord doesn’t stand unmoved by your genuine return. He comes to us. Like the spring rains that water the earth, it is not in His character to hold back from us. He cannot not want to be right with us. He must be just and He must be good, but He cannot not love His children - it is not in His nature. For us, our love is like the morning dew that evaporates and by its very existence cannot be faithful for the day. But His affection toward us will not be subdued. Another beautiful picture of this is the Father in Luke 15, the beautiful story that Jesus uses to teach us, the Prodigal Son. If you’re like me, you might get caught up in the rest of the story: the characters, the brother, the eating from a pig troth - but don’t miss the action words of this dad as soon as he saw his son returning . He ran. He embraced. He kissed. He could not be still in response to a son who was longing to reconcile. And neither can your Father when it comes to you. So, come - let us return. In what ways have you felt far off? What distance have you let be between you and the Lord? Let us return and and we can be sure that if our hearts and eyes are set on Him, we’ll be able to watch Him come - as surely as the sun rises. Copyright © 2008-2014 LifeChurch.tv All rights reserved
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 12:01:03 +0000
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