He still calls me daughter
03 Feb 2010 Leave a Comment
in The Growth of Wisdom Tags: John Waller, Luke, obedience, pride, prodigal, repentance, self-righteous
I came across this today and thought I’d share…
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
I heard John Waller’s “He Still Calls Me Son” for the first time this morning and got the familiar tingling feeling I get when I hear songs about the prodigal son. The parable has resonated with me for years, in different ways at different times.
I tried to ignore the conviction it first brought. There was far too much of the older brother in me. I’m a good Christian, Lord. I try to be good. I don’t do what she does. I don’t deny you like he does. I follow most of the rules…I must have sounded an awful lot like the Pharisee in Luke 18, with my comparisons and justifications. I didn’t want to see my lack, my sin, for what it was, any more than the Pharisee or big brother did. I claimed a relationship, but my heart was far from the Father’s.
Later, I lived the life of the prodigal. I was stubborn and willful, full of pride, determined to please myself. My “fun” wore me out and left me empty, but I was too stubborn to come home and submit to a Loving Parent. The habits of the lifestyle I clung to were worse than worthless. For a time it was preferable to wallow in the mire and maintain my illusion of freedom than to admit I was in bondage and in need of a Redeemer. Why is it so much easier to remain broken than admit we are wrong?
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