Daily Devotion for November 22, 2006

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Lost And Found

 

"This son of mine was dead, but is alive again, was lost and is found." So they began to celebrate. Luke 15:24

 

Ever lost something?  I have.  It had sentimental value and I looked all over for it.  I even when to various places where I may have lost it and went through “lost and found” boxes.  Wow – people lose a lot of things – many of them looked like good things, many looked like junk and I wondered if it was really lost or was simply thrown away and someone put it in the box.  But then again, what I had lost most would consider junk and I was looking for it – so I suppose sentimental value is important! 

 

Lost and found. That describes the Prodigal son in Luke 15:11-32 pretty well. It might describe us too!

 

If you are feeling a million miles from God today and you are fed up with carrying all that guilt, shame and mess, take what Jesus is teaching here to heart and come home.

 

There is no one so lost that the Father's love will not find them. God is not waiting with a big account which needs settling. God is not waiting with preconditions before he talks with us. God is not holding back his love to see if we deserve it. God reveals his love for us in Jesus Christ. This parable is an encouragement to the "lost prodigal" inside each one of us to wise up and come Home.

 

Prayer
Thank you that you have revealed that you are our Father, and that in you we have a home to return to. You come out and wait for us with outstretched arms.  Thank you for the depth of your love for me.  Amen.

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