Day 1: Pursuit
Good to Know:
In this passage, we see Jesus as the Savior to anyone that’s lost (Spoiler Alert: That’s all of us!).
The Bible is God’s perfect Truth. What does Jesus teach us here? All Heaven rejoices when even one sinner repents. Are you ready to party?
Luke 15:1-32 NLT
Parable of the Lost Sheep
Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach.This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them!
So Jesus told them this story: “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders. When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away!
Parable of the Lost Coin
“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.’ In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.”
Parable of the Lost Son
To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: “A man had two sons. The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons.
“A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money in wild living. About the time his money ran out, a great famine swept over the land, and he began to starve. He persuaded a local farmer to hire him, and the man sent him into his fields to feed the pigs. The young man became so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything.
“When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger! I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. Please take me on as a hired servant.”’
“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. His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.’
“But his father said to the servants, ‘Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet. And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast, for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began.
“Meanwhile, the older son was in the fields working. When he returned home, he heard music and dancing in the house, and he asked one of the servants what was going on. ‘Your brother is back,’ he was told, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf. We are celebrating because of his safe return.’
“The older brother was angry and wouldn’t go in. His father came out and begged him, but he replied, ‘All these years I’ve slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends. Yet when this son of yours comes back after squandering your money on prostitutes, you celebrate by killing the fattened calf!’
“His father said to him, ‘Look, dear son, you have always stayed by me, and everything I have is yours. We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!’”
Good to Do:
Today, how can I thank Jesus for pursuing me?
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I’m definitely the prodigal son right now…God is good, happy to have found this “bible kick start” website. My roommate got a letter in the mail I was throwing out and read it. And was like…hmm gotta check this out! Please pray for me anyone that sees this. Would be much appreciated.
Praying for you, you are so important to God, He loves you so much! Praying for confort, safety, and healing for mind, spirit, and body.
In Jesus name Amen
Praying for you!
We are all lost without Jesus. I’m thankful He never gave up on me
Yes thank you Jesus for never giving up on all who believes in you and help the ones who don’t find you.
Amen!!!!
Praying for you Muhammad!
Absolutely!! And I can tell you, brother, coming home was the beginning of the best part of my life! Enjoy and be blessed!! (And hold on tight for the wild ride! When God gets a hold of you, it’s amazing to see the things that He does — just wait and SEE!!) OOO
Amen God be the Glory
I am praying for you
Praying for ya, brother!
Prayers for you! Keep listen for God’s direction through His word. He has great plans for you.
I will pray for you
I’m praying for you Muhammad. God is with you and for you. He sees you and has a plan for you. God bless you!
I prayed for you. I am so happy you found and read the letter. This is a good place to be and start learning about Gods word.
As Dickens said, “There is no coincidence in Christ.” Across time & space countless events triggered, cascaded and moved into place so that a letter found its way beneath your fingertips. Praise God for His endless pursuit of us. We all have been His prodigals, yet He embraces our head-bowed return with boundless love and joy!
Amen!
I feel the same way as you I feel like I put on a mask of happiness but when everyone leaves I am actually in a session of darkness
this is when I have to do a couple things…First…I need to remind myself who He says I am..Secondly I have to offer up a ‘Sacrifice of praise” and then rest in knowing this might only be for a season..Winter..and even tho I do not ‘feel’ in tune with God I have to walk in the truth that “He delights in me”.. read Psalm 18 :1-19..and take it personal..realize He did that for you…It pulled me out of the depths…to know..He delights in me….hope this is some kind of encouraging!!
I also battle depression, God is light and the enemy seeks to destroy . I found start I got day with a thankfulness list helps when I started I may only give thanks I woke up, or the sunrise that I saw , soon I noticed God sent birds to sing while I had my coffee, it was small things , my list now is ever growing and brings joy to my day
I love this ! So very relatable. May Jesus please you.
Thanksgiving precedes the miracle of joy. Just ask Ann Voscamp.
Praying for you now- Father God, in Jesus name, I pray Your peace that passes all understanding to dwell in Cheyanne and Muhammad. I pray that joy would start bubbling up from within both of them, that could only come from You! Every time Cheyanne sees their name Hopke, I pray that they will know the hope that you have for them and each day they will grow closer in their walk with You! Amen!
Cheyanne-
I pray you have full revelation of The Father’s love for you! That your joy is found in Him! I pray His peace to cover you! We serve a good good Father and He loves us right where we are!!!
Same girl, praying for you during this time!
I know what you’re talking about for sure. I’m praying for you, and that God will put you with people you can take your mask off around and be vulnerable with. God loves you! Give all of your darkness and worries to him and trust that He’s on your side!
God has a plan for your life. Continue to seek him and watch him work out. I pray for wholeness and healing
Praying for you now 🙏
Once your heart is opened to Jesus, you find treasure worth more than gold or gems!!!! Get to know Him!!! You will find more joy ever imaginable!!!!!
Muhammad, do you have anyone to walk beside you? Someone that can help mentor you as you journey back to the Father’s house? Do you have a good, Bible-teaching, Bible-believing church-home? Feel free to reach out to me, okay?
Praying for you! Forgiveness is yours in Christ.
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God works in mysterious ways glad you found that letter,praying that you continue to see God.
Praying for you brother. Don’t think that letter coming in the mail was an accident.
May God just touch you like never before, the you feel His presence and love and desire more and more and want to share Him more and more.
I am praying for you, Muhammad. You have made the best choice of your life to seek the God of the Bible. Blessings on your spiritual journey!
Praying for you Muhammad!
Praying for you.
Praying for you
God is with you as we all pray for your well being, for when many come together in prayer, God is in the mist!!! AMEN
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I will be praying for you, we all stray at one time or another; however God loves you and will continue to pursue you. He loves you with an unending love. Don’t stop continue to seek him, he is waiting for you! It will be the greatest choice you could ever make, you will not regret it.
I’m so glad you joined!
Welcome home
Praying for you! We are all lost! Thankfully God continues to pursue us!
Feeling like a prodigal as well. I pray that whatever is going on you feel the peace of God. I encourage you to listen to prodigal soul by switchfoot.
Praying
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Prayers!!
Praying for you, God is always on time and I believe you finding that letter was no accident, please don’t ever give up !!!
Praying for you!
MIR ~ Praying for you🙏🏽🤸♀️
Welcome to the fold!
Praying for you!!! May you feel the abundance of His love and mercy!
Praying, looking forward to celebrating your return and Giving thanks for Gods direction.
Praying for you Muhammad!
You have made a life changing decision to return to God! How happy He is! We will pray that you will know the unfathomable love of God and be filled with peace, joy and wisdom from above. Praying for you, brother!
Prayers of strength and courage Brother Muhammad. God know’s what you need before you even ask. You are precious to Him.
Jesus is waiting for you with open arms. 🤗 May Jesus the healer, heal the wounds of your heart and bring restoration to your mind and spirit as well. Amen!
Praying for you.
Praying for you! So glad you are here. We all need God every day. I hope you stick with it. And check out wayfm. They play great music and keep you laughing – especially the Wally show.
Praying for you❣️ God’s will is for you to be his and his will, will come to pass ❣️ You are not alone As small as your faith is right now , the Lord’s sufficiency is GREATER ❣️❣️ Blessings dear one
Welcome Home Prodigal Son!!
I pray that you have a craving for the Word of God and that the Bible comes alive for you as the LOVE STORY that it truly is!!!
Praying that God consume your life as you allow Him. That you would surrender all to Him. ❤
Praying for you!
Love and prayers for you my friend
Praying for you!
Prayers for you my brother, may the Lord our God bless you.
Praying stay in God’s word!
I will absolutely pray for you. God is your best friend. Talk to him.
What a testimony! I never received anything in the mail so I love how God pursued you through that!! Praying for you. It’s really hard on this earth with all the hate that surrounds us to grasp a love so deep and pure like the love of Jesus. But it’s real. Real enough to send you mail in order to connect and spend time wit h you. I hope that you will keep us updated on your journey. I have a feeling it’s going to be a good story.
Praying for you, i pray that you get a lot out of the bible study.
I’ve been there my brother and in time as you continue to seek God and in reading His word you’ll look back and see how He was always there for you, so don’t beat yourself for your pass and give God the rest of your life and He will carry you.
Praying for you His timing is always on time I’m glad you found this study I follow them every time. Stay in touch on the post the community is here for you
I am super proud of you and so happy that you aware of where you are right now but are still seeking God. God is working in your life and your heart, that letter was meant for you. Praying for you.
Prayed for you.
Praying for you!
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We have ALL been “the prodigal son”! Celebrating with heaven now! HIS ways are not so mysterious but simply awesome all the time. So cool how HE can use trash to awaken a spirit!
Praying for you. You are not alone.
I’m praying
Praying for you Muhammad. I have a son whom I believe someday will return “the prodigal son”. I lift you both in prayer & ask our Heavenly Father to fill you will His Holy Spirit, that you would hunger & thirst only for Him. In the name of my sweet Jesus, Amen!
Praying for you. God has led you here for a reason – with open arms.
Love you lil brother. Praying for God to continue to show himself to you and me!
Yes, praying.
God, I pray for Muhammad. I pray that Muhammad would stick to this reading plan and learn more about you. Show him your truth and your love. God, if he has not accepted you as his personal savior I pray that you would reveal yourself to him and that he would accept you. If he does know you, I pray that his relationship with you would grow and deepen. God, I thank you for Muhammad. I thank you that you love him enough to bring him here.
In Jesus name, amen.
praying for you
Praying for you brother.
I’m praying for you because we all have been the prodigal son at some point in our lives.
Your story blesses my heart as I have a prodigal son. Praying God continues to show you HIS STORY in and through you. Praying big prayers and thank you for sharing!
My wife and I had a prodigal son. We hadn’t seen or heard from him in over 3 years. We prayed daily and never gave up. I will be praying for you and your son, that you will experience in the joy of his return and a new and strengthened relationship with him.
God is in everything! Praying for you Muhammad
I will pray for you, Muhammad. It was no accident you read that letter. God is at work. He can do miracles. My son was a prodigal son. I lost over 3 years of his life. God brought us back together. We are so close now. He is married and has 2 sweet little boys. I thank God daily for them.
Praying for you
Praying for peace
Praying for you in all his glory, Amen. ❤️🙏🐑🕊🐟⚓️🕎✝️
Praying for you! God already had things arranged so you would see the letter. There are no coincidences in God. He is calling you to Himself. He loves you and is such an amazing God. Nothing you have ever done and there is no where you can go that He can’t find you, pull you from a pit, forgive all of your sins, and love you as if they never happened. You just have to trust Him and believe His son died on the cross for you. He loves you that much!!! And, He will never, ever leave or forsake… Read more »
Praying peace and guidance for you Muhammad, Cheyenne and Mary.
The fact that you are acknowledging that you have strayed, is a step in the right direction! Prayers for you friend!🙏
Praying for you! #WhatGodHasHeldInHisHand
Just looking through and reading the comment. How encouraging!!! I see brothers and sisters Christ lifting up their brother they have never met.
Father we come to you and we lift up Muhammad. We pray that you give him strength to continue on this path with this website, that he become more in tune with you. We pray for Your plan in his life, that he glorify you Father. AMEN!
I am praying for you and god gives us peace love and a sound mind isn’t that so wonderful!
I’ll be praying for you too, remember no matter how far you have wondered away from God, it only takes one step in there opposite direction to get right back to him!
Praying for you! God loves you (obviously! He made you find that letter) welcome home!:)
Prayers to you.
Muhammad, God is pursuing you. I hope you realize that no matter what He loves you and wants you to be with Him. I’m praying for you to know what a relationship with God is.
Praying that God is using this to draw you back to Him!
Praying for you.
Praying for you to find peace & restoration in your Life. God is so good!
Praying for you
I am praying for you. I am happy that you found the program and it is helping. I too am grateful for this to help me.
Praying for you and all others reading and seeking God’s word. Amen
So glad you found that letter. I believe that God was calling you. He doesn’t ask for much just your desire to know him & walk with him. He will surely guide you in all things & give you a peace & a joy that nothing in this world compares. I will pray for you.
Sending prayers 🙏
Praying for you dearly. God loves you so much and will never give up on you.
Will definitely pray for you brother!
Praying for you! God has lead you where you need to be to stay close to Him:)
Praying for you brother! Holy Spirit is calling you.
Praying for you Muhammad.
Praying for you Muhammad. God hears you and us praying for you.
Praying.
The parable of the lost sheep will always hold a special place in heart. My husband and I weren’t believers until a few years ago. We had briefly separated because I had had an affair. He had started reading the Bible because he had nowhere to turn. I believe he showed me Gods love for me by forgiving me. Soon after we had decided to try and mend our marriage he told me this parable and something clicked and I felt this deep sense that I was that lost sheep. We started reading the Bible together and saw Jesus’ face… Read more »
God is faithful to restore!
Bully for you two. Seriously. I’ve been praying for mine for 25 years. Nothing.
Keep praying…Thy will not mine be done. Gods timing is never what or when I think it should be 😉 I was 33 when I surrendered and I know there were lots of people praying for me…I’m grateful they never gave up. 🙏🏻
I have to agree with you about this parable. It is one of my favorites to thing about especially when I am feeling out of sorts with myself esteem.
Isn’t that wonderful when you put god at the top of the triangle we get so much closer as a married couple and love each other more
The prodigal son story always caused me confusion because of the weight of what this story says. If the prodigal son story applies to Christians who are God’s children and have gone out and done what we wanted,, squandered our minds and bodies on fleshly wants and desires and then return when we are hurting and without…..and God welcomes us back and celebrates our return, how can I wrap my head around that level of love ? It is almost too mind blowing to understand and accept.
I agree: His unrelenting love for us continues to astonish, to catch us off guard! To me this parable says, “Consider all you would do for someone you deeply, deeply love. The hurdles you’d jump!The fractures you’d forgive as simple follies! Everything you’d do to embrace again one that’s fallen away! Now amplify that response: not once or twice, but to uncountable scale. That is a glimpse of My Love for you when, having strayed, you choose to return and become reconciled to Me.” Praise the Lord for His infinite Forgiveness and Grace!
Agree! When talking about this passage with others (non-believers) they want to use it as justification for doing what they want right now and coming to Jesus later.
Can u just imagine the love it took to give up your son to die on the cross I have children he gave up his all for us he bankrupt heaven to show us his love he had for us and now each of us that come back to him it’s like our children if they where gone for years we would love their return whatever reason they return that is so much love!
God’s love for us is never ending. this verse is reminding us to stay in his word. when we have not read, listened to or studied his word for a while we are like the lost sheep that is returning. the more we stay in his word the more we understand what he trying to say.
I love these passages. My problem is, having come back, I still think of myself as a servant and not as a daughter. Abba papa has been very patient with me as he reveals his heart to me as his child with whom he delights in.
That is so good! You are His daughter and He loves you so deeply! -Candice, WAY Nation Digital Team
I well understand how hard it can be to forgive oneself – esp if one gets FAR from God, for years. That sure was me. “But God” is some of my favorite two words in all of scripture. What I had to lay hold of is how heinous ONE SIN is in His eyes…so I went to Genesis 3 and saw how one, “tiny” (in our eyes) sin of disobedience cursed all of creation (not just the earth – see Romans 8:22). This helped me see that while I put degrees on sin, God sees it all as filthy, wretched… Read more »
Yeeesss🥰 thank you Jesus.
My question is what happens with those who proclaim they are followers but in fact continue to be deceitful to the point of hurting others intentionally or for their own benefit?
That is indeed a quandary, Cassandra, isn’t it? One one hand scripture tell us, “You shall know them by their fruit” (Matt 7:20) yet on the other hand we know that, “The Lord knows them that are His” (2 Tim 2:19). We see the outflowing of their actions, the Lord sees the heart. Here’s a general rule of thumb I’ve used and heard from bible scholars far more knowledgable than me: If someone professes to be a believer but there has never been any evidence of it, there is good reason to believe they are among those that one day… Read more »
I’m so glad that God never seems to task us with the responsibility of determining someone’s heart. It’d be way too hard! (-Zach)
So true. We can’t even see what’s in our own hearts (Jer 17:9), much less in others!
What a great reply spoken directly with scripture. I could not agree more. Thank you for this reply.
Amen to us all and with His grace we can be as one with him ❤️
I struggled with this and then realized the amazing love and grace He provides. It has made a huge difference for me. I spend my time in the Bible and with worship almost all the time.
when you said you still think of yourself as a servant and not as a daughter – that really struck a chord with me. Definitely gives me something to think about. Thank you for sharing!
This passage reminds me of me, I have falling away some many times until I family come back to him. It was like everytime that I did that he was still with me, and never left my side. I felt so bad that I felt that I let him down, and i feel like that some now, but i still feel like that know, only because i know Jesus wants us to reach out to the lost but with me being disabled and sometimes bed ridden, but I’m so very happy being like i am, i will never let my… Read more »
Daniel, what a beautiful testimony! God is so good and I love that you know His massive love for you and that he never leaves or forsakes you! -Candice, WAY Nation Digital Team
This has been my experience as well. I would backslide and He would draw me back to Him with open arms. His grace is a miracle!
Me, too!! Exactly like you said — no matter how far away I got, and even refused His help because I’d gotten myself into that mess — He never left my side!! And He did get me out of that mess when I finally was completely helpless to save myself. I feel like that little sheep, who got herself stuck in a mud hole, tangled in thorns, exhausted from trying to free herself, and scared to death. But He went into that mud up to his elbows and gently pulled off the thorns, wrapped His arms around that terrified, quivering… Read more »
Love these passages! My grandchildren and I love to sing “Reckless Love”, and I hope and pray that the meaning will one day sink into them as it has me! Sometimes a song drills home a passage so well! ❤️
Yes music is a universal language and our children are always listening even when we think they’re not so keep inspiring them with songs of praise and worship and let God to do the rest!
Love this! I have a problem feeling that I can reach out to anyone due to my lack of Bible time/being able to remember where certain messages are. But I need to remember is that all I need to share with others is the miracle that The Lord has done for me to bring this lost sheep home to Him!
God is so awesome! No matter how hard our hearts get, no matter how long we run away from Him, no matter how big our sins are, He will always have open arms for us. He wants us to come, just as we are. He loves us no matter what. Thank you my Father for your unconditional love. Truly nothing can separate us from your love that is in Christ Jesus!
I am ever so thankful that God accepts me even at my worse! We’re going through trials on a daily basis. We’re losing our house,our car is gone, our electricity was off for 17+days. We’re so broke it’s not even funny anymore!
I was having such an extremely difficult time having Faith that He was in control!
Finally getting off the whoa is me attitude, God accepted me back, which I was never gone, into His open arms.
I was so incredibly sorry for not keeping the Faith!
I’m so thankful He has forgiven me!
These passages hit home for me, I fallen out of church and out of reading my bible. I have put some distance between myself and God, not because I want to but just because life gets so busy and and I seem to just not think of it. Until today I heard about the kick start on the radio on the way to work this morning and made a commitment ” when i get to work I will join this reading and get myself back” and on Day 1 the readings are about “COMING BACK!” Thank you so much!
I did the same thing. Joined today. Living it so far.
Don’t you love how perfect God’s timing is?
The interesting thing about this reading plan for me is that I don’t recall signing up for it. But that’s okay because maybe God made this happen for a reason. I love the parable about the lost son. I know I do sometimes stray from the right path (who doesn’t?) BUT God always welcomes me back with open arms.
Looking forward to Kick Start, been away from church and my Bible for a couple of years. I really want to get back the love I had for all the things Christ provides. About a week ago, as I listened to Christian music on the way home, I could feel God at work, I felt a strong tug as I listened and had to pull over to call in to support the Way-FM. Through that contact I am now receiving email from the station, one of those gave me the opportunity to begin Kick Start. I know He has always… Read more »
I’m thankful every day that He never gave up on me.
Amen to that
Like the prodigal son I too struggle with God’s love and grace for me. I also can relate to how the older son felt. However, today I’m going to remember I’m a beloved daughter of the King of Kings! I might need to be reminded again tomorrow. 💜
I am so grateful that Jesus never refuses to take us back, no matter how far we have strayed. His love for us is never ending.
I was a lost child of God. Until I was in the valley of a divorce did I realize I needed to release my idea of “controlling or managing “ my life and surrender to our Lord. I have been saved and thank God every day for not giving up on me🙏🏻♥️
There are so many times when I feel like the coin. Think most people miss that the coin was lost inside the house. I have attended church my whole life and I know even now there are times I still feel lost.
I grew up in a denomination that taught me that if you sin even one time after receiving salvation, you’re going to hell. They teach that we are to live a life without sin. I was raised in this but left this faith when I was 30. In their eyes, I’m forever dead to God and will spend eternity in hell. I’ve been to multiple counselors and tried to read the Bible. I’ve prayed the sinner’s prayer so many times that I almost know it by heart, but I still don’t know where I stand, 23 years since I left.… Read more »
Katrina , my beloved sister, God forgave you the FIRST time you asked for it. You will spend eternity in heaven! I’m sorry you were led to believe otherwise. We are not Jesus; there is NO WAY we can avoid sinning. Those who have you think that they don’t sin fool only themselves. Please continue to follow and read this bible kickstart program. Keep reaching out and asking for help in understanding God’s plan for you. Because He most certainly does have a plan and a purpose for you! Grace and peace…
Amen!
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Thank you for your encouraging words Christine.. I really appreciate you. It’s just so hard to switch off 30 years of ingrained into my soul thinking. Please pray for me if you can ever think of me. I need all the prayers I can get. I feel so unworthy of any help from God. I don’t feel like I am being a very good follower of Christ. I just don’t know what to do anymore. I feel so stuck where I am. I just pray God has mercy on me.
Amen, what a beautiful response
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Acts 16:31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household. Romans 5:9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. Reading the Bible takes time, prayer and patience. Start with the new testament and read a few sentences at a time, and then move your way up to paragraphs… Read more »
Thank you Ashley, I appreciate your input. It is so hard to not let what I was taught crowd my mind. But starting simple and slow is something I think I can handle. Thank you for this advice. I’m gonna take it to heart and see if it all makes more sense to me. God bless!
Join the discussion…Hello KatrinaF. consider reading the book of Hosea. I participated in a study of this book just a few summers ago. The themes I recall are that as humans we tend to turn away from the Lord again & again, then the Lord seeks us again & again. He forgives us again & again. He shows us His patience & love again & again. As Gomer turned away (even ran away) from Hosea over & over, so do we sin & turn from the Lord. As Hosea repeatedly pursued Gomer in obedience to the Lord again & again,… Read more »
Thank you for pointing in a direction of a study I can do. I have read parts of this book but not the whole thing. I’ll read it with fresh eyes! God bless!
For the past 3 years God has been working in me little by little to bring me back to Him. By Gods power and love a few months ago the flood gates just opened and He has taken over my life completely and in June I recommitted my life to Christ, asked for his forgiveness and was baptized. I am now learning daily how to live my life for him. I know I can’t do this life without him and I praise Him daily that he allowed me to hear him calling me back!! I’m thankful I was led to… Read more »
These parables are so encouraging. I know when I sin it is hard for me to have the courage to ask for forgiveness. I love how God welcomes us back with open arms even when we make mistakes. His love for us is just amazing on every level.
You are speaking such amazing truth! His love for us is so amazing! -Candice, WAY Nation Digital Team
I am so thankful he pursued me. Will never forget the peace I felt when I finally gave in to him . How to thank him for what he did for me and my family? I always try to have praise and a thankful heart for his mercy and grace.
Love this so much, Aubrey! He loves you so much! -Candice, WAY Nation Digital Team
These passages are so amazing. Cory Asbury brings me to tears with his lyrics in Reckless Love every time I sing it in church. To know he’ll come chasing after me should I ever stray shows God’s amazing love for me.
I am so thankful that each time I stray, God searches for me and has brings me back!
I have been gone from church for a few years. I was so involved with “roles” in the church that I got burned out and gave up all my roles and left the church. Only recently realizing, I still feel burned out! I feel emotionally void. I have been waking up in the middle of the night feeling compelled to pray for people ; I awaken with songs in my head that I have heard on Way-FM. God is working on me. I feel like the prodigal son. Prayers appreciated.
The email to join this bible kickstart came at a perfect time for me. I am beginning my relationship with Jesus and learning so much.
These passages remind me to show forgiveness & grace to others.
How great is our God that He drops everything to look for the one who’s lost and bring us back to Himself. No matter what we have done or thought about doing. It’s mind boggling to me that there is that kind of love. Thanks be to God that He does love us that much. I am so grateful that He loved me that much.
Hello I am Rene.. I just signed up for this daily reading.. I do my reading before I sleep.. I really feel it puts me in a restful state after having a long day of work.. I listen to WayFM every day and I love listening to the program.. This really the first time have done this.. Just thought it would be different.. I have this on my phone so I can read anytime of my day.. I’ve alwa y have wanted to read all the bible but it can be a bit over whelming.. So I am trying this..… Read more »
It is God’s great love for me that has kept me through these years in raising my children and being a single mom. But it’s His forgiving heart that has humbled me and taught me to forgive others who have hurt or disappointed me. Not one of us are perfect and so we should not expect perfection in others. God Himself tells us in His word that man will always disappoint you and that we should look to Him, who is perfect. This reminds me to look at others with empathy, for we are all in the same boat needing… Read more »
I am one that Jesus eats with and some are surprised.
Completely amazed by God’s love for me. Praying for the lost as I know the feeling of being found
I never tire to hear those parables over and over, reminding us of his unconditional love. That he is not a God of condemnation but of a pure love we can’t even understand!! Thank you Jesus
So good, Nancy! 🙌 -Candice, WAY Nation Digital Team
So very true God is truly great and His love is like nothing else.
The mystery of HIS unending love and grace never ceases to amaze me! Thank you Jesus
I can understand where the older son is coming from. I feel like we dont celebrate people’s loyalty enough so they go astray
Yes, but the story of the lost sheep shows us howuch we are loved.
I agree totally with that. There is a singer and pastor name Donnie McClurkin and there was a song that he ministered in called ” We Fall Down.” The passage of the lost sheep reminded me of the song We Fall Down.
I used to feel the same way, until the Lord reminded me that at one time I was the lost child and when I returned he celebrated over me too.
And because of that I can now join in the celebration of others with out resentment for I know his great love for all of us.
Yes , however perhaps those who are loyal and not celebrated , yet desire celebration have already strayed. Especially if they refuse to forgive and accept those whom god has forgiven even if they do not struggle with the same sins. They must humble themselves and Admit their own sins of self righteousness and pride. Which may also separate them from fathers love just as any sin of the flesh.
Jesus gonzalez- Beautifully said.
This passage is great. It really shows no matter how much someone has sinned we should still pray for them to return to God. No ones sin is greater than ours and if he forgives them, so should we. We always want to seek those who are lost and try to bring them closer to Jesus instead of turning our backs on them.
These passages ring so true in my life. I was the prodigal daughter. Jesus saved my life. It was ugly and dark and Today it is not easy but there is so much light. God has never stopped being with me, even when I did not know he was there. I am forever grateful for all I have. He is my Abba Daddy who loves me with unending love.
I can relate to these stories and I have never felt so much love and acceptance as I do right now from God. I am in a place where I am understanding more and more what it means to have a relationship with God and how that relationship helps me to relate to others as he intended. The wisdom I get from these passages helps to remind me where I have been and where I am going and how to get there with the Lord’s guidance.
I’m struggling to pursue God now but it’s so encouraging to know that He never stops pursuing me and is with me in the struggle.
God delights in giving us joy and good things!
This goes to illustrate the overwhelming all-consuming love of God. People think that eh’s either this cosmic killjoy or a magic genie, but he’s neither, he’s the most loving father that has ever existed and all folks have to do is simply call his name.
Love these passages. Always leave the door open to relationship. I have always looked at this story as the dad being like God and the children are us. The prodigal son is always welcome home. The son who was obedient wanted to be recognized for his obedience not realizing that he had all the riches and blessings of his father everyday.
The context reminds me of how God isn’t interested in religious practice but in an open and honest relationship with us. Also, as I hear the parable of the prodigal son, I envision the father walking around and worrying about his son not knowing if he is alive or dead. Now I know God already knows what will happen, but hearing how He is filled with as much joy as an earthly father might be after hoping and praying – for who knows how long – that his son was alive and would come home. I think that just broke… Read more »
I thank Jesus for taking the punishment on the cross for us! This is what I am truly thankful for!
We are all so loved by God! I am so thankful that He found me when I was lost!
God does treasure the lost & I am blessed because of it.
We just went over the parable of the lost son in church yesterday. What an amazing coincidence! The main focus was to not be self righteous and to realize that we were once lost and now are found. We must celebrate whenever someone joins or returns to the flock. Be not weary in your daily walk with the Lord, or get discouraged due to “lack of celebration.” Everyday with Jesus in our hearts should be cause for celebration!
Great stuff!
Thanks, Stephen!
We were just learning about the prodigals son at church even though we heard it before you can never hear it enough i just got baptized on the 29th and this story is amazing before I got baptized I thought why would the King of Kings want a sinner like me and I carried all this shame around and this shows God’s mercy and love that no matter what we do we can always come back to him and he will always love us. 1 john 1:8-9 ” if we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves and truth… Read more »
Hello everyone one, glad to be here. I am not new to the bible but always looking for ways to be fully absorbed in the word and understand it better.
We serve a good and loving God ya’ll!!