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Still
Searching
Dr.
Christopher, an old minister, went to London to seek
for his son who had dishonored his home and left
father and mother.
"There was no address to guide him, “
writes J. W. Stevenson. “Only after many days was
the name of the street discovered; and when the old
minister, with his white hair, stood at the end of it,
he knew it was beyond him to go from door to door
because of its length.
But a street musician came by just then and Dr.
Christopher stopped him.
Did he know an old tune, one that had been a
favorite in the home when the children were young?
Would he walk with him along the street as he
played? And
he told him why.”
"So
they went slowly, the street musician and the old
minister with his hat in his hand so that his face
could be seen, taking this last slender chance to find
the son who had no use for him; seeking him who had no
understanding of the love in his father's heart.” *
Similarly,
the Heavenly Father continues His search for those who
are LOST in sin, seeking to offer the OPPORTUNITY for
reconciliation.
This offer came at GREAT COST, for the Father
gave His Son in order to redeem man from sin
(Ephesians 1:7), making reconciliation possible. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not
perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).
Reconciliation
is realized when we: believe
in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turn from our sins in repentance
(Acts 17:30-31), confess
Him before men (Romans 10:9-10), and are baptized
(immersed) in His name for the forgiveness of sins
(Acts 2:38). Once
reconciled, it is the Father’s will that we continue
to live obediently to Him (1 John 1:7).
“The
Son of Man (Jesus) came to seek and to save that which
was lost” (Luke 19:10).
And, the search continues…
Will
YOU be “found” by
Him, by responding to His call through the gospel (GOOD
NEWS) of Jesus?
God bless you!
David
A. Sargent, Minister
Church of Christ at Creekwood
1901 Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama 36695
* J.
W. Stevenson in his book, God, In My Disbelief
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