Psalm 120: 6-7
“Too long have I lived
among those who hate peace.
I am a man of peace;
but when I speak, they are for war.”
“I’m coming home. Tell the world I’m coming home. Let the rain wash away all the pain of yesterday. I know my kingdom awaits and they’ve forgiven my mistakes. Tell the world I’m coming home!” Sean Combs
The description of the life without Christ is like an alien or stranger in a foreign land. All of us will find ourselves embroiled in a conflict between light and dark, good and evil, truth and lies. We can’t ignore the spiritual war. We must stand up and fight!! Paul writes …” remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus, you who once were far away were brought near through the blood of Christ.” We must come home! Leaving our comfort zone is not enough. We need to get out of Dodge and head for the hills of the Holy Land. We must call on the Lord, the King of Heaven and earth. God alone can deliver us, take us to Jerusalem. The Father of the prodigal in all of us stands waiting to welcome us with open arms. When we begin to despise the far country, we’re ready to yearn for the joy of coming home to God’s love and forgiveness. We recognize God’s open-door policy, made possible by Jesus. It’s the first step in our journey.
Does a person have to take this first step of discomfort and desperation before he can come to Christ? In what ways are you bringing your hurt, inadequacy, or distress to God?
