Sunday, September 15, 2019
TURN YOUR HEART TOWARD HOME!
There are single words
that evoke strong emotion in the hearts of man regardless of his status or
station. Words like home, family, mom and dad all involuntarily produce a sort
of homesickness in our heart. Perhaps we should add another single word, God. This one word should make our souls homesick.
Ps
73:28
28 But it is good for me to draw near
to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all
thy works.
Isa
55:6-7
6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be
found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7 Let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he
will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Today has been
designated “Back to Church Sunday.” This calls on us to admit that we
have been mostly absent the entire Summer. Now it is time to com home.
Men, by nature, are set adrift from God. They may never openly admit it, or even clearly identify
it, but there is a longing for God placed in the heart by the Holy Spirit.
Those who call themselves “seekers” are mistaken. They are the “sought.” They
have, however, confirmed a soul restlessness that can only be satisfied by God.
Rom
10:8
8 But what does it say? The Word
(God's message in Christ) is near you, on your lips and in your heart;
that is, the Word … of faith which we preach.
AMPLIFIED NEW TESTAMENT
The thing which we long for is “on our lips and in our heart.” It is on the tip of our
tongues and buried deep in our emotions. It will not be ignored nor can it be
scoured away with the fiercest scrubbing. It is like a thorn in your sock. God
wants to meet with you!
Isa
1:18
18 Come now, and let
us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be
as wool. (The Living Bible says “Come, let’s talk this over!”)
Several years ago Focus on the Family produced a video series called Turn your Heart Toward Home. At the
beginning of each video was a song, hauntingly sung, that always succeeded in
bringing a tear to my eye. The words to the song go something like this. Turn your heart toward home! Turn your heart
toward home. You’ve been gone so long. Turn your heart toward home. It is
time to turn your heart toward God.
Dear Lord, I feel the deep sorrow of
my disconnect from you and I need you in my life today. Come near me now and
stay. AMEN
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