Wise Resolve: I Will Arise
Friday, August 4, 2023Key Verse
“I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee” (Luke 15:18).
Text — Luke 15:11-24
Message
Dr. Zacharias Tanee Fomum wrote that, “In spite of Satan’s work in blinding men’s hearts, the Holy Spirit is able to penetrate the darkened mind and call men to repentance.” No matter how far you have gone on a wrong journey, take the courage to turn back. This was what the Prodigal son did in our text. He led a fruitless and extravagant life in a faraway country. But he realized the futility of his action and quickly retraced his steps.
God is ready to forgive and restore any backslidden youth who sincerely seeks Him for restoration. The prodigal son was not ashamed of what people would say but had the unflinching resolve to return unto his father. In returning to the Lord, however, one must be ready to make a clear-cut separation from sin and sinful partners or objects of sinfulness. You must daily pray for grace to live for God, and have faith in the keeping power of God. Now is the time to make the wise resolve to arise and go to the heavenly Father.
Quote
Go to the heavenly Father
Challenge
If you are backslidden, repent and return to your Saviour.
Prayer for today
Lord, accept me again, I am sorry for straying.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
