Very Personal Words Experienced by One Sheep Through a Year. August 21
August 21
SHEEP: I will, I do deny the "self" so that the spirit and power of Christ can be manifested in the birth of a new inward person in Christ. May it become alive in me for Your Glory. May every moment of each day be given to You! This is a continual process until Jesus Christ comes for me.
Our deep spiritual hungers are satisfied only by relationship with God. God watches and comes running to welcome us into that relationship the moment we turn toward it.
GOD'S WORD: Luke 15:11-24 "And He said, There was a certain man who had two sons; 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the part of the property that falls [to me]. And he divided the estate between them. 13 And not many days after that, the younger son gathered up all that he had and journeyed into a distant country, and there he wasted his fortune in reckless and loose [from restraint] living.
And he would gladly have fed on and filled his belly with the carob pods that the hogs were eating, but [they could not satisfy his hunger and] nobody gave him anything [better]. Then when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have enough food, and [even food] to spare, but I am perishing (dying) here of hunger!
I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; [just] make me like one of your hired servants.
So he got up and came to his [own] father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was moved with pity and tenderness [for him]; and he ran and embraced him and kissed him ]fervently].
And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son [I no longer deserve to be recognized as a son of yours]! But the father said to his bond servants, Bring quickly the best robe (the festive robe of honor) and put it on him; and give him a ring for his hand and sandals for his feet.
And bring out [e]that [wheat-]fattened calf and kill it; and let us [f]revel and feast and be happy and make merry, 24 Because this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found! And they began to [g]revel and feast and make merry.
