DAY 291 Read Luke 15 and 16.
Today's reading: Three parables represent three kinds of lost sinners: the lost sheep--knowing it is lost but not knowing how to return; the lost coin--totally unaware of its situation; the lost son--fully conscious of his condition and painfully aware of his own responsibility.
Memory gem: "When he came to himself, he said,...I will arise and go to my father" (Luke 15:17, 18).
Thought for today:
The universal struggle in which people in all walks of life find themselves involved is the struggle to be somebody, to achieve a sense of personal significance.
One of the interesting Bible narratives tells about a young man in an Eastern country who was dissatisfied with his lot in life. He wanted to leave home and become somebody.
Here was a young man who had the means with which to enjoy the good things of life. He was all by himself now, with no one to curtail his movements or actions. But the influence of godless companions soon deprived him of his substance, and he found himself without either friends or money.
Friend, if you want to be a "somebody," you must first realize that without God you are a "nobody," for whoever attempts to live apart from Him is a nobody. If you have chosen such a life, you are spending money for that which is not bread, and labor for that which satisfieth not (see Isaiah 55:2).
The story of the prodigal son is a story of you, a story of me. As we have strayed away from the Father, we have wanted to live life on our own terms. We have wanted to make our own goals. We have wanted to leave God out of our reckoning. Then finally, in desperation, we have turned to Him. There the Lord is waiting for us, Just as the father was waiting for his prodigal son to return.
Are you willing to return to the Lord Jesus? It means complete surrender. That's the price of the Christian life. It may not always be the easiest life, but it will always be the happiest one. Life will take on a new meaning. My prayer is that you will open your heart's door to the loving Saviour, realizing your great need of forgiveness, your great need of a new life, a new goal, a new outlook. You may have all this today. Yes, you can be changed from a nobody to a somebody.
Today's reading: Three parables represent three kinds of lost sinners: the lost sheep--knowing it is lost but not knowing how to return; the lost coin--totally unaware of its situation; the lost son--fully conscious of his condition and painfully aware of his own responsibility.
Memory gem: "When he came to himself, he said,...I will arise and go to my father" (Luke 15:17, 18).
Thought for today:
The universal struggle in which people in all walks of life find themselves involved is the struggle to be somebody, to achieve a sense of personal significance.
One of the interesting Bible narratives tells about a young man in an Eastern country who was dissatisfied with his lot in life. He wanted to leave home and become somebody.
Here was a young man who had the means with which to enjoy the good things of life. He was all by himself now, with no one to curtail his movements or actions. But the influence of godless companions soon deprived him of his substance, and he found himself without either friends or money.
Friend, if you want to be a "somebody," you must first realize that without God you are a "nobody," for whoever attempts to live apart from Him is a nobody. If you have chosen such a life, you are spending money for that which is not bread, and labor for that which satisfieth not (see Isaiah 55:2).
The story of the prodigal son is a story of you, a story of me. As we have strayed away from the Father, we have wanted to live life on our own terms. We have wanted to make our own goals. We have wanted to leave God out of our reckoning. Then finally, in desperation, we have turned to Him. There the Lord is waiting for us, Just as the father was waiting for his prodigal son to return.
Are you willing to return to the Lord Jesus? It means complete surrender. That's the price of the Christian life. It may not always be the easiest life, but it will always be the happiest one. Life will take on a new meaning. My prayer is that you will open your heart's door to the loving Saviour, realizing your great need of forgiveness, your great need of a new life, a new goal, a new outlook. You may have all this today. Yes, you can be changed from a nobody to a somebody.
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