When the children of Israel were trapped at the water’s edge of the Red Sea, unable to move forward with the enemy behind them, they fell into utter despair…
I am always concerned about the burnout I often see in Christians after they have spent years running from place to place hoping to experience the next “big thing” in their walk with God…
We must always remember that God takes sinners like you and me and makes us right. He takes dirt and pollution and transforms them into holiness. He takes the crooked thing and makes it straight. He takes the tangles of our lives and weaves something new, so that we emerge singing Hallelujah. We love God, not because we’ve been so good, but because He is so good, and His mercy endures forever…
“So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.” Luke 15:20…