Luke 15.17
"And when he came to himself".
There are some crucial points in this story that we would do well to examine.
First the phrase about coming to himself, indicates that this young man was not in his right mind.
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Luke 15.17
"And when he came to himself".
There are some crucial points in this story that we would do well to examine.
First the phrase about coming to himself, indicates that this young man was not in his right mind.
God
Job 40:8
Of course I will!
I will say that it is Your fault God when things don’t go MY WAY!
I will disagree with Your decisions, and I will try to ignore the things that You have decided to do in MY LIFE because it’s NOT FAIR and I don’t think what You have done suits my life!!!
“Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?” Job 40:8
Yes, I will, and yes, I do…
Psalms 40:12
Please read that verse again slowly and think about it.
Our sinfulness should be shocking to us sometimes! To honestly accept how wicked we are, is so important if we want to know the Lord better.
It’s true, that when I acknowledge and “own” my sin, when I admit that I can be so selfish, self-centred, among many things, “my heart faileth me”
Hosea 7.14
What a most interesting picture this verse gives us!
“And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds:”
It reminds me of the time wicked King Ahab didn’t get his way, so he went home and went to bed pouting!
“...when they howled upon their beds:”