Stop interfering with Gods law of consequences for sin – and so you prevent Gods law of consequences which teaches us the pain of sin. Ec 8:11 Because punishment for an evil work comes not quickly, the minds of the sons of men are fully given to doing evil. The law and its consequences must be there to convict men of sin, and to show off the love of God and the mercy and perfection of Jesus sacrifice.
Jesus can only enter us through the wound. He was the ultimate wounded healer. If we have no wound we don’t need a healer. He only came to save the lost…and if they are not lost they can never be saved. Lu 19:10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. We all want to be saved but few want to admit how lost we were.
Don’t cover your loved ones wound or hide the sin. It’s the sin that will drive them away from God initially like Adam and the prodigal, but the need of the Savior and healer that will drive them back to the cross like Paul. Ro 7:18 For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. It is the demoralizing defeat of besetting sin and addiction that keeps us in Gods presence in prayer and teaches us dependence on Him. The flesh exalts in independence and Jesus that teaches “I can do nothing” but by God.
Appreciate so great a wound in the life of your loved ones. Better the crying need for the Healer and the Savior than a self fulfilled life of being rich in goods and need of nothing. Jesus can only enter through the need and addiction and pain is a great starting point expose your loved ones need.
The perfect Father once had two sons. One asked for all his inheritance and left a perfect home of the loving father and wasted his money and trashed his life on riotous living. Lu 15:13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want. That pretty much describes sex, drugs and rock and roll. Sometime great parents have rotten kids – a perfect God created a perfect man (Adam) and God the Father is the example for the prodigal’s loving dad.
Notice that the father never sent money or aid to the prodigal son in debauchery but let the consequences take their course. The perfect father did not rescue and enable the son with more money or bail him out. He did not in guilt go looking for him either or try to micro manage his return home. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want. It appears life at home went on as normal without the prodigal, but the perfect father still loved and watched for the return home of the prodigal.
God places the seed of revival in the mind of the prodigal and it says “when he came to himself”….that defining moment of every addict…that moment of honesty and hope….that only God can place there.
Lu 15:17 But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight:
He said “I will arise” …“I will go home”…”I will say”
….and then begins the journey to his real Father who is already running to meet him.
You see that moment, must be his choice and God uses the circumstances and His Spirit to get there…..Do not interfere and don’t you try to fetch him and make him arise…
He had to hungry first…he had to be with the pigs in a foreign country and driven by the need for better food he came home…and there the spiritual healing starts.
Jesus further went to show how to deal with loved ones caught in sin and loved ones whose lives were controlled Satan. A father brought his son the disciples…and they could not cast out the demon.
