Black Sheep

Have you have strayed far but are empty and want to come home? God waits; all you must do is turn back to Him, and He will receive you.

Black Sheep

"Then He said: 'A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.' So he divided to them his livelihood. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything.'"

(Luke 15:11-16)

Perhaps you see your life in the younger brother. You have strayed and turned your back on all you know is right. But you are empty and want to come home. God waits; all you must do is turn back to Him, and He will receive you.

A new Christian song that has caught my attention recently is "Black Sheep" by Ben Fuller. Please read and meditate on these lyrics:

You broke through a thousand fences
Been rescued from a thousand ditches
You still swear you don't fit in
So you kick and scream and you're gone again
Wandering off into the devil's wind
But how's it going out there?
Acting like you ain't scared
How's that heart of stone?
Ain't so hard when you're alone
Crying tears you hope nobody sees
Guess the good news is He'll never leave you be
Jesus loves you black sheep

You hate everything about you
You think we're better off without you
You wear your pain out on your sleeve
And you paint it on in rebel ink
But the alcohol and pills ain't fixed a thing
So, how's it going out there?
Acting like you ain't scared
And how's that heart of stone?
It ain't so hard when you're alone
Crying tears you hope nobody sees
Guess the good news is He'll never leave you be
Jesus loves you black sheep
Jesus loves you black sheep

Can't tell you when, I ain't no prophet
But there'll come a point in time when you can't stop it
The Good Shepherd's love smells like smoke
There ain't no hell so low
Where He won't let the hounds of Heaven go
Seek 'em, let the hounds of Heaven go
And amazing grace is a pesky, pesky thing
But the good news is He'll never leave you be
Jesus loves you black sheep
Jesus loves you black sheep

Such a powerful and relatable song. Are you the black sheep needing to go home? Your Heavenly Father awaits your return.

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