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A prodigal returns
May 06, 2024
It’s Letter Month at THRU the BIBLE. This week we celebrate the great things God is doing in your lives as we study His Word together and pray for it to reach others around the world. Let’s start with this email from Erin in Pennsylvania (it’s a little longer than usual but so good):
“I can only describe myself as a prodigal. Saved at 12, I wandered far from the Lord during my teen years. I married an unsaved man, and we have two sons. By 2018 my world was crumbling. My husband was in the full throes of alcoholism and my children, teenagers by then, felt very far from me. I was going to a trade school, but everything around me felt wrong.
“I know I prayed, but I can’t remember the words. I was just groaning in the Spirit. Then I turned on my radio and heard the most wonderful voice talking to me about my Savior. His rough southern drawl was soothing, and I listened intently on my way to school.
“I tuned in on every drive after that, leaving home a little early each day to hear Dr. McGee. After a bit, I applied his teaching to my daily life. The peace I experienced doing things God’s way, instead of my own, I cannot possibly describe. Alone as I was in the human sphere, I grew closer and closer to Jesus.
“I continued to listen after graduating and, praise God, my husband and sons are now saved. God has blessed us beyond anything I can describe. The radio in my vehicle no longer works, so I now listen on my phone through your app. I love the daily lessons, Sunday Sermons, and I have joined the World Prayer Team.
“Thank you so much for Dr. McGee’s teaching. I am excited to thank him in heaven, although I’m certain I’ll have to wait in a long line. I can’t truly describe what Thru the Bible means to me. I only pray that the Lord will use what little I can give to bring another prodigal home.”
Today praise God for Erin and others who are returning to His loving arms. (Erin, if you’re reading this, thank you for sharing your story. You encourage us!) And pray for THRU the BIBLE. Through God’s Word may many more “prodigals” hear His voice and be set free from the things that keep them from living a life filled with His truth, grace, and mercy.
We’d love to hear your story, too. Write to us at [email protected] and join us tomorrow as we celebrate more of God’s miraculous work in our lives.