Gone astray

"We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all." Isaiah 53:6 NIV

Ryan Roush experienced what most runners would consider a nightmare on Sunday at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Half Marathon in Canton, Ohio. After having battled hard to lead the race for thirteen miles, Ryan entered the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium intent on being the first one to cross the finish line directly inside. Unfortunately though, he turned right instead of left before descending onto the stadium turf, allowing Mick Iacofani to take the lead and win by two seconds. Roush was so upset at himself for taking a wrong turn and veering off the path that he left the stadium immediately after finishing.

And as disheartening as this was for Ryan, it's a sobering reminder of just how easy it is to go astray, or off the right path or route, if we aren't paying careful attention. In fact, the Bible tells us that, "We all, like sheep, have gone astray" and that every one of us, at one point or another, "has turned to our own way." Thankfully though, the Bible also tells us that we have a God who loves us so much that He will do whatever it takes to find us and bring us back home - no matter what we've done or how far we have wandered away. 

Perhaps today though, you, like so many other people, feel that you have gone so far astray and are so worthless that God wouldn't bother to search for you? If that's you, I want to tell you that you are absolutely wrong! There's no shadow He won't light up, mountain He won't climb up and no wall He won't kick down to come after you. That's the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love that God has for you my friend.

Heavenly Father, thank You for the reminder of your great love for us. I pray that if there's anyone reading this that feels as if they can never be reconciled to You because of the things they have done, that today is the day they stop running and surrender to You. It's in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen. 

Happy Running!!!

Reckless love - Cory Asbury

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