I don't know much about baseball ,but I watched a movie of the life of Rob Hobbs,one of the all time greats. From an early age he loved basball and he was very good at it.But he got side tracked, went away from the game,but later on he came back to the game,and the rest is history.The Bible tells us about a young man, we read about in Luke 15,we don't know his name ,he had an older brother.Like a lot of young people he got side tracked,when the father died,they would both receive an inheritance ,but the young boy was impatient,he wanted it now,so he went to his father and said ''give me my share of the estate'',and the father did that.He went of into a far country and squandered his wealth on wine ,women and song, and to crown it all there was a severe famine,and he couldn't pay his way.Things got worse and worse and nobody would help him,he had hardly any cloths,and was barefoot.He hired himself out to a pig farmer, and it was them he stopped and thought,my fathers servant are better of than me yet here I am starving .I will return to my father beg his forgiveness and asked him to make me like one of his hired servants.So of he went and you just can imagine what was going through his mind,Well his father father saw him coming he threw his arms around him and kissed him,the son asked his fathers forgiveness and that he was no more worthy to be his son.But the father called his servand to bring the best clothes,and sandals to wear,and a put a ring on his finger,and prepare a great meal, and said,For this son of mine was dead,is alive again,was lost and is found.We will finish there with these words you may be like that young been side tracked,and your life is a total mess,return to Jesus and he will put you back on track.
'I've wandered far away from God;
Now I'm coming home;
The paths of sin too long I've trod;
Lord, I'm coming home.' ( Words William J. kirkpatrick)
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