Abducted

  If you have children or grandchildren, you have probably lived the horrors of imagining what it would be like if one of them was abducted. We cringe to think of our little loved ones growing up under the influence and abuse of a criminal with no regard for life and without natural affection. We shudder at the thought of our sons or daughters languishing in the last moments of a brief life, alone or among strangers, having forgotten the love of father and mother, grandfather or grandmother.

  I’m sorry if these thoughts stir emotions that cause you grief, but without this perspective you will never know how God feels about you. You are His son or daughter, created to be eternally in His presence. But you have been stolen away from Him and are living in a world cursed with evil that is destined to destroy all who embrace it. Though you have grown accustomed to life without God, and maybe, since you have never known anything else, have grown fond of your captor, you need to know that the life of every captive ends in bitter sorrow, and eternal ruin.

  In spite of your acceptance or love of your present enslavement, God’s love for you has not diminished and He longs for your return. The life He has planned for you is one of abundant and eternal peace and joy. “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. (1 Corinthians 2:9)”

  Here’s what you need to know: Sin is the culprit that has separated you from God. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:23)” God sent His Son, Jesus, to break the bonds of sin and buy you back for Himself. “Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: (Galatians 1:4)” “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: (John 1:12)” If you choose to believe, let me be the first to say, Welcome Home!