"Way Far Gone"

That cow was down and Dad’s old frown,

Showed he was concerned,

Way far gone, hoped she’d hold on,

And that was when I learned,

What Dad could do, he really knew,

That we could save that cow,

And she pulled through, and it was due,

To all his care somehow.

She got the call, he had a fall,

They said it wasn’t good,

Way far gone, she hoped was wrong,

And prayed just like she should.

He came back, the docs still track,

His progress to this day,

Way far gone, God’s power strong,

A miracle in play.

Addictions ruled, she played the fool,

No matter what they spent,

Way far gone, a tragic song,

Was just the way it went.

But then one day, they heard her say,

I’ll find the help I need,

And way far gone, again was wrong,

Now sober, she is freed.

They wrote them off, all hope was tossed,

Their marriage way far gone,

But God can heal, His love is real.

And now they get along.

Time and again, all that has been,

Blinds us to something new,

And way far gone, prevents the dawn,

Of what God says is true.

Jesus found those, and I suppose,

It always was this way,

The way far gone, He focused on,

To prove His love will pay,

Any cost, to save the lost,

And say to all who hear,

The way far gone, He’s always drawn,

Back home and to Him near.

“…Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to Him through the blood of Christ…” (Epheisans 2:13, NLT)

It’s important that we don’t put a period where God has put a comma. We have a tendency to judge situations and people based on the history and current condition. But you can’t always go by either one. That’s because God’s miracle-working power is transformative, and it is exactly this factor that gives us hope. Will everyone change? Absolutely not. But could they? Absolutely! And how can we say this? Because of what we know about the Lord. He brings the distant close, and makes it possible because of His shed blood and the working of the Holy Spirit. Way far gone may be real, but God’s specializes in miraculous interventions.

Lord, help us see others through Your eyes, in Jesus’ name.

Photo by J.L. Grief, used by permission. Thanks, John, and God bless you.