THE REUNION INVITE

THE REUNION INVITE

“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” - Matthew 11:28-30 (MSG)

There is a story of a woman who married a man against the strong protest of her parents. After the wedding, the couple moved far away, alienating the bride from her parents. The husband turned out to be totally irresponsible and unfaithful. Within few years he died, leaving his wife and little son penniless.  In desperation the young widow scratched out a miserable living. The only real moment of joy for mother and son came when she held him in her lap and told him about her father's home. She would speak of the rich, green lawn and beautiful trees. She would tell of the love of her parents and of the security she felt at home. Though, the boy had never seen his grandpa's house, he was eagerly looking forward to go home. Then, one day the woman received a letter. Recognizing the handwriting she quickly tore open the envelope. In it she found a cheque along with a note containing two simple words: Come home!.

The above story is a good specimen of the reunion invite that Jesus Christ dispatched to everyone stranded, worried, confused today (Matthew 11:28-30). Unfortunately, some of these people have been lured away from their heavenly father's reach and life had become extremely burdensome for them. Hence, this reunion invite is very crucial for God to intervene and usher those special children of His back home. 

The reunion invite was addressed to two different categories of people: those who had at one time experienced the love of the Father of all fathers like the poor woman in the above story. Secondly, those who have never partaken of the blessing in our heavenly father's house like the widow's little boy. This reunion invite is meant to reconnect everyone who honour it to the endless flow of God's unforced rhythms of grace and mercy that can turned the worst sinners to saints. 

Beloved, are you tired, troubled, confused, discouraged, burdened or worried? There is a reunion invitation for you from Jesus Christ. How I wish you will not  ignore the special invitation today (Hebrews 2:3). Are you a backslider? Have you been  lured away from your father's warm embrace and loving reach? Jesus Christ is calling you again. The truth is unless you honour His invitation of salvation and closer walk with God, life may remain a sea of burdens and avalanche of disappointment. Friends, I urge you to please honour God's call/invitation and go back home. If you do, heaven will put together every broken or torn pieces of your life and build mighty edifice out of it to the glory of His name.   

"We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him."-  Hebrews 2:1-3 (NIV)

The lyrics of this wonderful hymn below re-echoes the wordings of the special reunion invite that our Lord and Saviour sent to us in Matthew 11:28-30. Please let the Holy Spirit speak to you through the lyrics of this hymn and trust God for grace to obey His bidding. 

SOFT AND TENDERLY JESUS IS CALLING By Lamartine Thompson (1847-1909)

Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling
  Calling for you and for me;
Patiently Jesus is waiting and watching
  Watching for you and for me!
 
Refrain:
          Come home! come home!
             Ye who are weary, come home!
           Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
              Calling, O sinner, come home!

Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading
  Pleading for you and for me?
Why should we linger and heed not His mercies
  Mercies for you and for me?

Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing
  Passing from you and from me;
Shadows are gathering, death-beds are coming
  Coming for you and for me!

Oh, for the wonderful love He has promised
  Promised for you and for me!
Though we have sinned, He has mercy and pardon
  Pardon for you and for me!

As you honour the reunion invite, the Great Burden Bearer will help you carry all your burdens and your long awaited answers of peace, victory, fruitfulness, joy and promotion shall be delivered speedily in Jesus name. As the Lord lives, you and your household will continue to swim in glory and do valiantly on every side till Christ returns. And through the testimonies of God's faithfulness to you and your family, many people who are standing far away today will repent and return home soon in Jesus name. Amen. 

On behalf of my esteemed father in the Lord, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church Of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, I want to invite you to the November 2019 Holy Ghost service. Date: Friday- November 1, 2019. Theme: Swimming In Glory - Part 8 with the subtitle: A Taste Of Water. Time: 7pm (Nigerian Time). Venue: Redemption Camp, Km 46 Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, Nigeria.  Ministering: Our beloved Daddy G.O - Pastor E.A Adeboye and other anointed Ministers of God.

Good morning and God bless you.

Maranatha!

Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo

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