ALIVE!!! Part 11

A good friend has shared with me that when he was in the drug culture he was always seeking a new high. He did everything he could to score the next hit so he could feel that euphoria. He says that if he knew years ago, the "high" he now experiences from a relationship with God, he would have saved himself much grief and heartache. What he thought was living in fact brought him death. Today he is ALIVE!!!

ALIVE!!! ALIVE!!!

The prodigal returns home and is welcomed by his father. He is given the royal treatment. He is loved, accepted and brought into a place of peace and safety. Then his father declares a feast because his son "who was once dead is now alive."

The same power that brought life to Christ after he died for us, is the same power that brings life into the prodigal. He asked for forgiveness and it was done. He was now alive.

I feel like the son was dead emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. His life away from the father had caused him to live a life that was just an existance, it was not really living.

Many people complain about Christianity because it has so many "rules". They say I just want my freedom. Isn't it sad that so many want their freedom but it leads to bondage and death. Those who turn to Christ and what He desires for us actually find freedom and life.