Monday, March 8, 2021

The Psalmist cries out for rescue after wandering away from God.

Psalm 119:176  I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come and find me, for I have not forgotten Your commands.  (NLT)

Sheep, I have been told, are so stupid they literally cannot survive without a shepherd.  All of God’s children, like sheep, wander at times . . . the author of this Psalm cries out to the Good Shepherd, “I am lost and in danger of perishing . . . come and find me!”  This is a prayer God always answers!

Though you have memories of sweet communion with the Lord and have experienced His blessing — there are times you wander.  What brings you back?  Like a homing pigeon who finds its way though released miles from home — a Christ-follower has within, a God-given GPS that can guide them back to forgiveness, restoration, and re-commissioning in the King’s service!

Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

 

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