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· 30 min· Season 25, episode 2

Coming Home (Ezra Chapter 1: 1-11)

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This podcast is entirely the work of Jeremy R. McCandless and is part of season 24 of a project to complete an in-depth, chapter-by-chapter, verse-by-verse study of the entire Bible.

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Have you ever found yourself a long way from God? Not just having a bad day. Not just missing a quiet time or neglecting prayer for a week. Maybe you've made choices you deeply regret. Maybe you've drifted gradually over months or years. Maybe you've reached the point where you're not even sure what happened. One day you look around and realize you're not where you used to be spiritually.

 And then the questions start. "Would God really take me back?" "Have I wandered too far?" "Have I been away too long?"

 It's been months, maybe years, or even maybe decades. And the longer they've been away, the harder it becomes to imagine returning. If that's where you find yourself today, I have some good news. Because the book of Ezra is the story of people who came home after being away from God for a very long time. 

 The entire book is a story of restoration. It is the story of a God who rebuilds what has been broken and restores what seems lost.

So, if you've ever wondered whether restoration is possible...

Then Ezra chapter 1 is for you, so let's begin the journey back home to God.

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