January 29________________________________________
This is what the Lord says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again.”
– Jeremiah 29:10(NLT)
THE PROMISE OF HOMECOMING
A poem and essay by ILMA
Have you been astray from God’s path?
It is not late; he wants you back
He has promised to bring you home again
Have you given up and think all is in vain?
God loves you and awaits your return
He is faithful to you, he longs and yearns
Come back and avail of your homecoming
You will experience his warm welcoming.
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It took seventy years of captivity for the Israelites to come back to their land. Why did it take that long? They weren’t willing to give up their idols and insolence. If they have listened to Jeremiah’s prophecy and repented from their sins, they could have saved themselves the long suffering.
We are sometimes like the Israelites. We can be stubborn and proud and keep on committing the same sins over and over again. I can attest to this because my captivity from the generational strongholds took about fifty years until I came back home to my Lord, almost as long as the Israelite’s captivity.
The bible tells us that the Lord promises us so much if we only come home to him and give up rebellion.________________________________________
PRAYER
Lord, thank you for welcoming me back to you.
REFLECTION
What prevents you from coming home to God?
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