"Jehovah Let Me Come Home!"

The words at Jeremiah 31:18-20 give us insight into Jehovah's tender compassion and mercy.  God does not forget those who once served him.  What is such ones want to return to him?  God is "ready to forgive." (Psalm 86:5) He will never turn away those who come to him with repentant hearts.  (Psalm 51:17) On the contrary, he is happy to welcome them home. -Luke 15:22-24. 

The woman mentioned at the outset took the initiative to return to Jehovah and visited a local congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses.  At first, she had to overcome  her own negative feelings.  "I felt so unworthy," she recalls.  But the congregation's elders offered encouragement and helped her to regain spiritual strength. With a heart full of appreciation , she says, "Is is so wonderful that Jehovah let me come home!" 

If you once served Jehovah and have thought about serving him again, we invite you to visit the local congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Remember that Jehovah responds with compassion and mercy when repentant ones call out to him, "Please let us come home."

Next time: THE BIBLE CHANGES LIVES

From the Watchtower magazine, 2012