Broke and All Alone?

Have you ever found yourself wondering how GOD could want anything to do with you? You stumble and fall constantly in your attempt to walk a Christian walk? You feel as though you have let Him down over and again and you just start wondering if you are even worthy to be called His child any longer?

Jesus told a story recorded by Luke about a son who decided it was time to let his hair down; time to live it up. He wanted everything that he had coming from his future inheritance right then. He told his father he was tired of being around the old home place and was ready to spread his wings and move on. Maybe that is a reflection of you?

He lived it up for a while; had a lot of friends; was blowing money on everything for everybody; having a great time doing everything he had ever dreamed of in the past. But, one day, the money ran out, the friends disappeared and he found himself broke and all alone. He soon found himself in the pig-pen eating alongside the pigs. The frivolous living finally caught up with him and he felt he was done.

As he began to come to his senses, he remembered what he used to have back home. He remembered that even the servants were living much better than he was now. So, humbled by how miserable his life had become, he headed home. The Bible tells us: “When he was still a long way off, his father saw him. His heart pounding, he ran out, embraced him, and kissed him. The son started his speech: ‘Father, I’ve sinned against God, I’ve sinned before you; I don’t deserve to be called your son ever again.’ But the father wasn’t listening. He was calling to the servants, ‘Quick. Bring a clean set of clothes and dress him. Put the family ring on his finger and sandals on his feet’” (Luke 15:20-22 Message).

Maybe that is you or someone you know today? Life has become a pig-pen of destruction? You have ventured so far away from GOD you see no way of ever returning. But, GOD is waiting for you with open arms. He is waiting to run to you. He can’t wait to put the family ring back on your finger and tell you He forgives you and welcomes you back home excitedly.

It’s time for you to come home! The father exclaimed: “This brother of yours was dead, and he’s alive! He was lost, and he’s found!” (Luke 15:32 Message). It’s time to come back to the real life found only in Jesus Christ!