Remember those early years in your life when playing outside until dusk was a common
occurrence? Staying out and playing from early morning until late in the day was simply not a problem? My mother would simply open the front door and yell out my name, “Myron, it’s time to come home!” (By the way, only the fool hearty would ignore that call…) It’s funny, but I was never so far from home that I didn’t hear my mother calling. Unfortunately, many today not only have wander far away from home, they aren’t even listening for the call to come back home. Let me suggest, the longer we stay out, the darker it will become.
For many, the idea of needing help indicates weakness and a lack of control. We understand and believe in pulling ourselves up by the bootstraps, but without doubt all of us need help every now and again. So perhaps the question really is, are we willing to admit we need some help?
Notice what Paul says in Romans 1:5, 6, “…Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name’s sake, among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;” When we obey the calling of Christ, we are joined into the family of God, we come into His fellowship. Many say, they want to follow Christ and others take the steps to be His child and yet when we fall short of His glory (when we sin), He calls us back. If we are listening to (reading) His word we hear His voice calling us home. It’s like the old hymn…
“When my Savior calls I will answer,
When He calls for me, I will hear.
When my Savior calls I will answer,
I’ll be somewhere listen for my name.”
Give Him your life and stay close to His will. We often leave the safety of His embrace because we want to ‘play outside’. But when you hear the call to come in you’d better answer it. Folks, it’s getting dark out, listen for your Savior’s voice and come home!