I am going home to Oklahoma for an extended stay for Christmas. I am really looking forward to hanging out with my friends and family. The quote "You can't go home again" was running through my mind.
This is an idea that the devil would love for you to take to heart. In fact, the very idea that you can't go home again is counter to everything that the Bible says. The prodigal son in an excellent example of this. The devil wants you to believe that you can never be forgiven. You can never be restored. You can never be good enough or do enough to be able to be embraced by Father God. This is such a lie. The entire premise of salvation is based on the fact that we are NEVER going to be good enough. We will never be able to attain righteousness. It is through the blood of the Lamb (Jesus) that we are made new, behold, OLD things have passed away, all things are made new (paraphrase) Look up 2 Corinthians 5:17 for the full verse.
The part of the prodigal son that always touched me, was the father was looking for his son to come home. He was watching and waiting. It wasn't that the son crawled in and begged to be let back in. No, he was watching and waiting and ran up to him. Instant forgiveness. That is how our Father in heaven works too. All we have to do is go to Him. Acknowledge that He is God. Repent. Then, all those things we had done before are washed away by the blood of the Lamb. We are new. All is forgotten and all is forgiven.
You CAN go home again. God is waiting for you. Go to Him. Allow Him Lordship of your life. He will embrace you and tell you how He loves you.
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