Make Room For God ! Fervent, Effective Prayer Teaching By Rev. Dr. Phil Pringle !

Hi , everyone , last saturday ( when to the saturday service alone , its my first time doing this and i really felt so blessed by God ) and sunday was a very empowering and intenstive training in our daily prayer and building a stronger relationship with our God Almighty . Preacher was once again by Rev.Dr. Phil Pringle , this is my first time in church hearing him sharing ( except last thursday CGM ) . His teaching was amazing , he prepared alot of notes but instead of using those notes he preached along with the flow of the Holy Spirit , and the presence of God and the Holy Spirit is so strong that you will never imagine it ! ( all of us can do it too , and todays lesson is to teach us how ! ) So there is not much notes to share , but i will try my best to elaborate what i have learn and feel during these two days , so now please tighten your seat-beat and start rolling ! Lets go ! ( i will start from saturday to sunday ! )

The only way we can communicate with God is through prayer , and in order to have all our prayers being heard we must always have "faith" in whatever we pray to God ! A powerful and effective prayer comes from the word "Faith" , and comes from the mouth and the tongue of a righteous man who have strong "faith" in the work of God ( James 5:13-16 ) ! Now i shall group those people "without" effective prayer into 2 groups , group <1> ( Now ask yourself how strong is your "faith" when you are praying for yourself or anyone , how much do you trust that whatever you pray forth will come true and follow the flow of the Holy Spirit ? ) I believe 80% to 90% of us have no faith in what we have pray before , you just pray for the sake of praying and treating as if you are buying a insurance for your problems that you have encounter , just hoping against hope that God will perform a miracle for your problems ! I can tell you God will not entertained all these rubbish prayer we make or made , and none of this will be fullfill . Then as times goes by , you will feel that what's the use of praying to God since nothing happen ! Then subsequently the spiritual well within you is all pile up with stones and residue , and that is very bad and unhealthy for your spiritual communication with God and spoiling the relationship with God , if no action is going to be taken in time , the well will soon dry up , and that will end up in a result of having doubts and letting the devil to have the chance to infiltrate in your spirit and crush you to death .Group <2> ( those who always have so much passion and faith in God ! ) ; this group of people have "faith" in God when they first started , but they are lack of 1 thing , and that is "patient" ! Subsequently , they will also end up in a results of having doubts and soon their faith will die off too , then as days goes by , they will all end up in group <1> having the same deadly problem . So , in order to get out of these 2 groups we must have a strong faith in praying , we must always let the spiritual well to be fill full with the words and wisdom of God and with faith , never allow to let it go dry filling up with rotten things in it , so , dont let anything come forth to stop you from praying ( keep going , hang on ) , always remember God is always good , healing , life and victory comes from Him alone and bad , curse and defeat does not comes from God . Always keep praying no matter your prayer has taken place or being fullfill anot , as prayer is not only a SOS hotline , prayer is a IDD call to Heaven to communicate with our Father in Heaven , dont worry about so many people praying at the same time from different places . God have trillions of angels working for Him as operator in His tele-Heaven communication network , just pray harder each time and pray with faith and all your heart , cos the angels will take down what we pray and it can detect whether the prayer is with faith or without , so be careful of that , because it will determine whether it will be heard or fullfill anot ! ( so beware of that ) But dont worry as all of us are still human no matter which group we are , faith will leak , but we must always find a way to recover what has been discharge out and recover ASAP ! Devil will not warn us before hand that he is going to attack us when we are at the lowest point of faith rate , he definitely will stike us as hard as he can to let us fall and die !

Always remember , we christian dont walk by feeling , we walk by faith and discipline , we conquer and defeat the enemies of the dark side ! A prayer with faith will changes everything , prayer is like breathing in the air from Heaven , prayer is also the start of everything in our life and prayer can do wonders , ( cleasing , healing , binding , communicating and many many more..... ) everytime when we pray , we are not only communicating with God , we are actually interacting with the Trinity , the Father , the Son and the Holy Spirit. Dont underestimate the power and the existences of the Holy Spirit , Holy Spirit is a friend and a guardian angel to us too, he is born out of JESUS when JESUS is ascending up to Heaven , when we start to make a one and only comfortable room within our mind and heart just for God , God will send the Holy Spirit to led us through our daily life, anoint us, nurture our spiritual life keeping the well within us to be always kept full and energetic at all times and helping us through all our difficult times ! What we need to do to have a good relationship with Him is just a constance faithful prayer, just take for example , after we baptize under the anointing of the Holy Spirit , we will be given a gift , and that is the power of speaking in tongue's ! But there is alot of people out there who still cant speak in tongues after the baptism of the Holy Spirit , (WHY?) 2 reasons , no constance prayer and even you pray , there is no faith and keep having doubts ( is it possible ? Nobody teaches me ! ) all this doubts is a fatal factors of not able to received the precious gift from Holy Spirit ! Holy Spirit always want us to make use of his power to the fullest , and there is only 1 way to activate the power of the Spirit to the fullest , and that is once again "FAITH" ! Faith is like changing our negative mind sets to positive mind sets , changing misunderstanding and doubts into understanding and trust , and lack of confidents into strong confidents ! We control our mind and thinking ! ( If you dont get your mind , the mind will get you ! ) Plant a faithfully seed in your mind , our daily prayer and obtaining God's word will let it grow naturally !

There is 5 ways to obtain God's word , <1> Hearing ! <2> Reading ! <3> Studying ! <4> Memorizing ! <5> Meditation ! Hear the correct things , read the bible , study the bible and understand it , memorise what you learn and understand , meditate and absorb what you hear , read , study and memorise ! Faith comes along when you pratice the above 5 ways , ( read Matthew 16:18 ) when we seek for God's word there is 7 things our faith should consist ! <1> Desire ! <2> Decide ! <3> Ask ! <4> Received it ! <5> See it ! <6> Speak it ! <7> Act it ! All 7 comes along like this ; Know what you desire and want , decide what we want and make up our mind and with a clear discision ! Ask for it , keep asking and never give up , received it with faith and claim it in the name of Jesus ! We need to meditate to see visions in our dreams , speak what we believe and keep doing it , last but not least , take action and take a step out , but not too fast , just a comfortable step , just nice for God to take action too ! ( everything needs both hand's to clap ) What i learn on the saturday is Strong Faith , wisdom and communication ! ( No faith no gain ! ) Sunday sermon is related and continuous of saturday learning , read ( 2kings 4:8-37 ) this is a story of a women who is very faithful and passionate for God ! The topic of the day is making a room for God , not a real room but a room in our heart open our heart and make a room for God ! We would not want God just visit us once in awhile or when he passes by ( dont we ? ) , we will aways want God's presence to be with us ! Make this room to be the best and it must be the most comfortable of all rooms , always have God beinging place first in our heart and not in a queue , he must not and will never be in any queue no matter what happen ! We are always so busy doing our own things , seeking our own life and we tend to forget to seek God's presence ! Always when we feel that there is not enough time for God , there must be something wrong in our life and our spiritual life too . Always have time to search for God , pray and keep praying , never let ourself stop praying , because when we stop or slow down we will lost track of where is God ! No matter how busy our life is , no matter how much problems we encounter with , we must not stop ! Presence of God will go to those who make room for Him and search for Him !Negative mind will not see God , it will mislead us , casting out negative thoughts is a must ! saturday sermons play a big part here , pray and pray with faith ! Seek God for what He wants for His Kingdom , not seek for what we want . Dreams the dreams , see the visions and meditate it , God will surely show us a way nearer to His Presence ! When we find the presence , carry it with us no matter where and what we do , because we are the one carrying it , not some idol statues or any form of things ! People will look at you as an example , so remember to carry it anywhere we go ! I think thats all i can share , i hope it will help one way or another ! May God be with us in the room we make for Him , so ask yourself now how is the room you have for Him ! If its still not the best , change it and give Him the best room , NOW !

* What i wrote is only my point of view *

Just Something In My Mind I Wanna Share !

There is this question that have always in my mind for few days , and i think i should give this question a answer ! Few days ago , i was chatting with some of my best friend online , they are persuading me to join them for a trip to Bintan on the 13 to 15 of April . This few days happen to be a Healing Cursade with Rev.Benny Hinn at Singapore Indoor Stadium , actually before i get to know this i already decided not to go because i have been jobless for 3 months plus , and most of my savings is use up already . I guess no 1 would go for a trip without money in their wallet and at the same time enjoying themself , so i insisted not to go for the trip . ( but money is not an issue , even at the start they ask me to go , because of all their blessings by chiping in for my share )( Cursade is the main point ! )

But after a long persuading session , i am move by their sincerity and a amazing move by God . Most of us we know each other for nearly or more than 2 decades , they really dont want to miss me out , cause this is our first group trip after so many years of friendship . But before i agreed to them my heart is in battle , that is because i have to chose my friends or the Healing Cursade . I Pray out to God and ask : Lord please let the Holy Spirit guide me to the correct decision i am leaving everything to You as i say to the Lord ; So suddenly a voice just tel me , go and plan and see the timing , so i quickly find out what is the timing for the last day of the Cursade and plan whether am i able to come back in time . After awhile of brain storming , i get the answer , yes i can make it , but i didnt agreed straight away , and out of nowhere , i suddenly type to them i will go if you guys join me at the Cursade after the trip ! I really dont know why i type that too , but i know , that is the work of the Holy Spirit that is doing it . ( I am so amaze after typing the challenge ) I wont lose anything after all even i try , so eventually Veron is the first that agreed going with me to the Cursade , after that all i got is all cold answers and eventually no reply at all ( actually i want Irene to go the most , that is because she got this serious back problem going on , althought i have been praying to God for His healing to come upon her ever since i redelicate , and i believe God has already started His healing power on her , but i can sense that God will not only heal her physically but Spiritually also if she can make it to the conference ) . So my friend Audrey ask me a question and that is the question that I am going to answer today , she say : Feryl come on there is so many healing services in Singapore we can bring Irene there , we dont need to go for this Cursade because of Rev Benny Hinn do you ? And by the way you dont need a healing right ? I wanted to answer her , but i dont think it is the right timing that night , but i think now i should do it not to confront anything but just as a friend , sharing how i feel ( so Audrey if you happen to read this dont be too sensitive of what i going to say , ok ! ) ; Firstly , yes there is alot of healing services in Singapore but this is different , the difference is indeed Rev Benny Hinn . God even use non - christian or non - human to work for Him under the works of His "Common Grace" , example : <1> A burning bush can speak ! <2> An unspiritual donkey can prophesy ! <3> A dirty raven (black large bird) can take care of a prophet ! <4> Hard rocks can cry out praises ! In Isaiah 44:28 says: who says of Cyrus , He Is My Shepherd , and he shall perform all my pleasure , saying to Jerusalem , "You shall be bulit" , and to the temple , "your foundation shall be laid" . ( Cyrus the Great (Old Persian: Kūruš[1], modern Persian: کوروش بزرگ, Kurosh-e Bozorg) (ca. 576 or 590 BC — August 530 BC), also known as Cyrus II of Persia and Cyrus the Elder, was the founder of the Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty. As leader of the Persian people in Anshan, he conquered the Medes and unified the two separate Iranian kingdoms; as the king of Persia, he reigned over the new empire from 559 BC until his death. The empire expanded under his rule, eventually conquering most of Southwest Asia, much of Central Asia, and much of the Indian frontier to create the largest nation the world had yet seen.[2]
During his 29-year reign, Cyrus fought against some of the great states of the early Classical period, including Media, Lydia, and Babylon. Cyrus did not venture into Egypt, as he himself died in battle, fighting the Massagetae along the Syr Darya in August 530 BC . In Jeremiah 25:9 says: Behold , I will send and take all the families of the north , says the LORD , and Nebuchadnezzar ( a wicked king ) the king of Babylon , My servant ..... In Proverbs 22:17-24 words of the wise man .

God will even perform the Common Grace on those things and people , how would you think God will use His Power on a person like Rev Benny Hinn , Rev. Benny Hinn is a world-renowned healing evangelist who has traveled extensively around the globe, preaching and teaching on the biblical principle of divine healing through the atoning work of Jesus Christ on the cross. In his conferences, miraculous signs and wonders often follow his emphatic preaching of God's Word. Innumerable individuals have been greatly impacted through his powerful ministry. Rev. Benny Hinn also hosts his own television show, “This Is Your Day,” which airs in more than 200 countries daily over the Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN). Additionally, he is the author of many best-selling Christian books, which include “Good Morning, Holy Spirit” and “The Anointing.” And yes , indeed , i knew also , there is alot of good healing services in Singapore and indeed we should follow the Grace of the Lord and not the Grace of the person who perform healing and preach , but i always believe God has His reason , why , He want to send Rev Benny Hinn to perform this Healing Cursade ! God will always send and give us the best to heal us and nurture us , Lord wont send Rev Benny Hinn here for nothing if there is no differences between our local churches healing services and the power of the Common Grace ! I have Faith that God will perform his miracle on that very three days of that conference , and Lord will surely heal us not only physically but also Spiritually ! (AMEN)

Secondly , indeed i need healing both physically and Spiritually ! I have this back problem with me ever since i went army , i hurt my back during that time , until now it is not fully recover and i'm still in pain sometimes . Where coming to Spiritually i believe everyones knows about it , i just redelicated back to the Lord , i need whatever resources i can find and use to help myself to grow faster and stronger in the Kingdom Of God ! I am glad i am back in the arms of the Lord , i will pray hard everyday to ask God use me to the fullest and in the most wonderful way to built His Kingdom ! ( Hallelujah ! )

The List of things I want to pray for !

• Career ( I believe God will show what is best for me )
• Family & friends ( their health , life and most of all , ALL BEING "SAVE" )
• Quit smoking ( toughtest but i will shall conquer in Jesus name ! )
• Spiritual life ( tremendous "GROWTH" )

I think thats all i have for today , God Bless everyone ! ( Hallelujah )

* ALL ISSUES IS JUST MY POINT OF VIEW , NO CONFRONTATION HAS BEEN MADE *

An Amazing Cell Group Meeting By Phil Pringle ! Business Breakthrough !

Hi everybody , I am back again to share what i have learn from the word of God in my cell group meeting conducted but Pastor Phil Pringle . I believe there is alot of people out there will be curious why " business breakthrough " is the topic of the cell group meeting. Firstly , we as the children of God should be the head and not the tail , the top and not the bottom . Secondly , we as a believer we tend to do things our way in our life , no matter is business issues , work issues or personal issues . Being the children of God we should be glad that we have something non- believer dont' have , and that is the Power of God and the Holy Spirit that will always be there to guide us . But in REALITY So many of us seems or tend to forget , we as a believer we own this mighty powerful spiritual life that can help us in all walks of our life . All we need to do is to seek him , my best friend gave me this few words ( Happy Moments , Praise God . Difficult Moments , Seek God . Quiet Moments , Worship God . Painful Momenets , Trust God . Every Moment , Thank God . ) isnt this the best way and what we should do everyday ?! ( AMEN ! )

So now before i start what i have learn today , let me have a brief intro of who is Pastor Phil Pringle , Pastor Phil Pringle with his wife Chris is the founder and current leader of the CCC charismatic movement. Often described as dynamic and inspiring, his speaking style has made him a well known preacher on the international pentecostal circuit. Pastor Phil has a wide ranging international ministry, speaking in locations as varied as London, Amsterdam, Singapore, Durban, Uppsala, Auckland, Brisbane, Atlanta, New York and Portland.
Pastor Phil Pringle is the founder and senior minister of Christian City Church Oxford Falls and founder and president of the Christian City Church International movement of churches. Phil and his wife Chris live in Sydney, Australia. ( for more information on him pls visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Pringle or u want some previous mp3 sermons he preach u can also try http://www.ccc.org.au/podcasting/ppmow.xml .

Now i shall start , the main topic today will be "Success" ( success is the will of God for everyone of us ! )( failure , proverty , sickness , depression and hell have never ever been the will of God but Success , good health , wealth , joy and Heaven have always been the works and will of God ! ) , success in all walks of our life . But what we are going to focus today , is in our business or work issues in our life . As what i have mention just now alot of us as a children of God we tend to forget that there is a powerful tool in our life that can be use or apply to let us be more successful . Proverbs 16:3 says: commit! Your work to the Lord , and your thoughts will be establish . Proverbs 3:4 -6 also says: and so find favour and high esteem in the sight of God and man. Trust in the Lord with all your heart , and lean not on your own understanding ; In all your ways acknowledge Him , and He shall direct your paths. So as we can see what this few sentences from the book of Proverbs is trying to tell us , 1St commit to Him and trust Him , dont do things your way by your own , 2nd seek him especially when problems occurs and he will surely open a door for you and mould you to be a stronger person . In order to be successful or more successful in life , you must learn to be a problem solver , but remember not only by your own strength .

7 things we must learn in order to be a "Problem Solver" , <1> we must see problem as good ! ( give a smile is better than a comfort ) if we keep on being depress and sad for the problem , nothing will be done but making things worst . <2> fix the problem not the blame. ( bad leadership always blame people and bad leadership always have credits only for himself/herself when things is accomplish and not sharing credits with those who ever has taken part in )

Read the story about Jesus and the Blind man in the book of John 9:1 onwards , it will let u have a better understanding. <3> have Faith in God. I personally feel that this is the most important point we really need to know , but i assume all of God's people already know it as well , but how many actually take into action and apply it . No Faith no love , no Faith no trust , no Faith no loyalty. You see how deadly it will cause affecting our relationship with God , nothing can be done without FAITH ! <4> have faith in yourself . We must have confident and a positive attitude towards every issues and probles in life , having low self esteem and negative attitude will also affect our relationship with God again . Nothing can be done if the door is close , negative attitude will only close all the doors to the wisdom of problem solving . <5> Team up ! ( seek help from experts ) Seek God , and he will lead you to get help from experts in the field you need . <6> Stategy ! Apply the eliminate stategy ! Make a list with all your problems listed out , then go and find for different answers from experts or people around you , after that we will apply the elimination stategy on those answers and get the best out of it ! <7> Implement courage ! Always have the courage to take the first step , without having courage we will never take a step further .

There is few more keys to Success , the Law to Success and the Priciples of the Secret to Success. Both of these must be also apply with , and it will led you to a higher ground . Let us start with the Law of success <1> Identify the needs you can meet , then meet it. <2> Identify the hurt you can heal , then heal it. <3> Identify the opportunities you can take advantage of , and then take advantage of it to the max . Our character is a major cause of deciding if we can meet it to be successful in life , once again negative mind set will not let u identify any of these law's. ( 1 corinthians 16:9 ) Doors is always open for us and there is always plenty of opportunities awaiting for us , so remain patient , focus and be positive . The next will be Principles of the Secret of Success , <1> Momentum ! Always let the momentum keep on moving and dont stop , green lights is what we want to see and not red lights . Dont let anything or anyone stop you or slow you down fom the momentum ( Proverbs 30:25 ) . <2> Search for opportunities ! Stay focus and patient and dont give up , you will find what you are looking for Matthew 7:7 . <3> Take advantage of opportunities ! Seize our opportnities ! Read the story in the book of Mark 10:47-52 . <4> Big things start small ! Appy the priciple of "seed" ! Zechariah 9:10 ! <5> working the extra mile ! <6> Paddling your own canoe ! Acts 19:9 ! <7> Persistance and endurance ! Acts 19:10 ! <8> Overcoming the obstacles !

The last for today is "basic organization" , <1> Time ! <2> Place ! Both of these must be always be well organize , when things happen always do it now , do it straight away ! Sequence is important too , always know which 1 come first after the other so we can organize better . ( Things that can help )Do a set or maybe a few of listings if you need it to help you organize things to be done effectively and properly , always keep the list up to date of the things , needs and answers .

Thats all i have learn for today "Business Breakthrough Meeting" , I hope those who read will get help too .

Some key words : Seek , Faith , Believe , Identify , heal , solve , Extra , Positive , Seed , Organize

*What i write here is only my own point of view*

Blessing From God !

Today is 13th march 2007 , waking up with a blessing from God! I got a call from a company asking me for a interview, ( Praise The Lord ! ) i was ask to go at 4 pm for the interview at Harbourfront center . So i left my place at about 2 40 pm , reaching there around 3 45 pm , i was early but thank God i didnt have to wait. The whole interview last only for about 10 min plus , i was very nervous so i didnt did very well for the interview , but i really did my best and before i go for the interview i already pray to God whatever happen i will leave it to Him to decide , because God knows whats the best for me ! ( Hallelujah )

A wonderful sunday service by preacher Sy Rogers! Where Is God In The Midst Of Darkness?

It was a beautiful sunday morning, its the second day after redelicating my life back to Jesus! (AMEN) Today i am going to City Harvest Church for sunday service , its been a long time i go back CHC , i feel so excited and happy when i was there. I met up with my friend Vicki who is a very delicated and passionate for word and work of God, when i step in the church i can feel the joy and the strong presence of God! (AMEN )

The preacher today is Sy Rogers from USA, he is a gifted international communicator, award-winning talk show host, recording artist and pastor, Sy has served for over two decades in ministry as a pastoral care specialist regarding sexuality and related concerns. ( for more of Sy information you can try this few websites >>> http://www.syrogers.com/biography/ , http://www.kuratrading.com/sy/syrogers.htm Free mp3 sermons. or u can simpily type Sy Rogers at Google or Yahoo search. )

Here once again , after this service God Clear alot of my doubts and bring me a step stronger in faith. Sy Rogers preach about things that is happening in our daily life around us and around the whole world. Sy says: we always tend to forget and doubt about God's goodness , character , capabilities and God's power. ( ask youself now , whenever problem occurs did u blame God or did u doubt his power against the bad n cruse. ) but its ok we are humans anyway, but its also not ok if u know what is going wrong now and not doing any changes about it ! Remember 1 thing very important , that God will only give u blessings and goodness in life , Lord will never cast bad upon you , the bad and curse is the work of the devil ( satan ). We tend to blame and doubt God's goodness is because we are lack of faith in His Words , faith is to trust in him and follow him. ( did God ask anything from us ? the Answer is NO ! The only thing He want from us is to be loyal to him and have faith in His mighty works in our life , ( difficult ?? ) The answer is also NO ! If you feel you want to do something for Him, just be strong in your faith and give your full loyalty to him. God always have his reason for doing this and that in our life , he always perform Common Grace to come upon and around us! ( reminder ! bad and evil things does not come from GOD ALMIGHTY )

The "fear" in our heart and mind is the most deadly factor that will drift us far apart from God , again ask yourself 1 question : who is the LORD and Master of our life , is our Father in Heaven ? Or satan ! Of course the answer will be our Beloved Father in Heaven ! But why?? There is still so many out there letting the "fear" which comes from the devil to be the master of their life . Never let "fear" to have the chance to rule our life's and be the master of our life , faith should be the one ruling our life. ( remember when u believe in Him you are value to Him . ) Why Jesus Die on the cross for us ?? Answer is to set us free from all evil and sins , why we still want to keep running back to carry the bag full of evil and sins on our back again! When the moment u believe in Him and recevied salvation , just let God do what He's gonna do He's gonna do in our life. God will find ways to nurture our life , and even we are dead there must be a reasons and purposes why ! We belongs to our Father in Heaven , He will nurture our soul even we are dead . ( We Belongs to a place call ETERNITY , we are not a product of time but ETERNITY, we are just a product position in time! ) ( AMEN ! )

I think i shall end here now , i really hope this will help someone in this whole wide world , even just helping 1 soul to realise what is going wrong in his/her life and is willing to change and i will be very contented! I know alot of people will feel that what i say may be just a bag of rubbish because alot will think saying is easier then getting things done , but nothing will stop me from writting the goodness of God! Feel free to leave me a comment, thanks a million for those who spend their precious time reading. ( Rememeber to pray whenever u are shaken , go to him and He will teach you how ! )

God Bless all of you , my brother and sister in Christ ! ( For those non- christian , dont worry God will bless u too, he will open a door for u soon, but make sure you don't shut it. : D ) Bye!

The lost son! GOD give me this story!

This is a simple story, yet one of the greatest in the world of literature. It takes the problems that often arise between people to illustrate how men and women react toward God.

From the bible

Luke 15:11-32

Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided his property between them. "Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. "When he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men.' So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. "The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. ' "But the father said to his servants, 'Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to celebrate. "Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 'Your brother has come,' he replied, 'and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.' "The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, 'Look! All these years I've been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!' " 'My son,' the father said, 'you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' "

This story show us that God still offers His love in spite of our willful selfishness. It also shows us that we can come back to God, no matter how far we have wandered from Him.


To think about it carefully!What do you identify with more: the attitude of the son as he left home or his attitude when he decided to return?Can you believe that God would accept you as completely as the father accepted his son?You may be at a point in your life where you know that you need God, and want to return to Him.

Perhaps you would like to pray:

Dear Father, I admit I have wandered away from You, and I have sinned against You. I have not loved You or other people as I should. I realize that my sin deserves the death sentence and hell. I want to come back to You now, just as the lost son came back to his father. Please forgive me for all of my sins. Come into my life, so that I can be transformed into the person You want me to be and spend eternity in Heaven with You, God. Amen.