This week · Week 7 of 52
Repentance and Return
Turning around is not a one-time hurdle but the shape of an honest life with God.
Built on Luke 15:11-24. The parable of the prodigal son: a son who leaves, a famine that wakes him, a road home, and a father already running.
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Day 1
Return, and I Will Return
Loading Malachi 3:7…
God states the problem plainly, turned away from my ordinances, and then states the remedy just as plainly: return to me. The invitation comes before any sign that Israel is ready to accept it.
The people's answer is a question, how shall we return, which sounds like confusion but reads more like resistance. Malachi's whole book is a series of complaints answered by God's patient specifics.
- Repentance is a direction, not only a feeling.
- God names the turning point before we ask for it.
- Return to me carries a promise attached to it.
Lord, You have said return to me and You will return to me. Show me plainly where I have turned away, and give me the will to turn back today. Amen.