A Way Home


"All of us must die eventually. Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God does not just sweep life away; instead he devises ways to bring us back when we have been separated from him." II Samuel 14:14

My lack of a sense of direction has led me to countless places I didn't intend to be. Lost is one of life's truly negative feelings. On one misadventure, before the onset of GPS, I circled through the same city three times even after stopping to ask for directions twice. It was like being stuck on repeat and I couldn't find the stop button. Finally, someone else got directions and navigated us safely to our desired destination.  

This verse taken from David's sad story with his son Absalom reveals a staggering truth about God. He's a way maker. Our lives, for reasons known only to him, matter to him. He doesn't shrug his shoulders and say, "O well", when it comes to our daily journey or our eternal one. David wouldn't bring his son home. It wasn't until he was reminded that God finds a way to bring us home that he relented.  

If feelings of being lost are plaguing us today, there's some great news for us in this story. God is building bridges. We were made for him and by him. He is the home for which our souls are longing. The way to him is a person -- Jesus. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Being lost and disconnected is not a state we need to stay in one more moment. It's time to go home. 

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