THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK DEVOTIONAL
I Will Arise and Go
By Mikhail Sevastyanov January 13th, 2026
“But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’ And he arose and came to his father.”
Luke 15:17–20
I remember when I lived with my parents. Very often, my father came home drunk, and since Mom could not stand a drunken husband, she fought a lot with him and cried a lot, although it was always in vain.
I was surprised at all the excuses he came up with every Friday (although there were other days, too). Trying to justify his drinking, my father would say it was because an important employee at work had a birthday party, or someone had a new baby daughter, or someone died, or he’d run into someone he hadn’t seen in a long time. Sometimes he even claimed he got drunk because important guests had visited his workplace. While he had every intention of coming home right after work, he never did.
There are many circumstances in life that can affect the direction we’re going in. As I read the Bible, I notice how important it is to head in the right direction, and not stray off that path. In Jesus’ parable, even the prodigal son decided to go home at one point.
Just like him, as Christians, we’ve decided to go home, too. But, under the influence of so-called circumstances, we can completely—and even unnoticeably—change directions by our choices and our careers and allow our faith to be turned into a mere cultural value and nothing more. Then we fail to notice that we are no longer going where we’d decided to go.
Peter and Judas, two of Jesus’ apostles, both betrayed Him. Peter even denied knowing Him!
Remember that Jesus Himself said He would deny the ones who deny Him. So how could He forgive Peter, but not Judas?
Judas seemed to repent from selling Jesus to his enemies. But his repentance was not a true repentance. Judas carefully plotted and executed his plan with Satan’s encouragement. He was not headed home. He moved in his own direction, and he arrived where he wanted to be.
On the other hand, Peter was walking home. He did not intend to sin against Jesus. Yes, he renounced Him fleetingly, spontaneously, without planning to. But his goal was different.
My thought is very simple: As long as we don’t turn off the road, no matter what happens along the way, we will still reach our home.
I Will Arise and Go
By Mikhail Sevastyanov January 13th, 2026
“But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’ And he arose and came to his father.”
Luke 15:17–20
I remember when I lived with my parents. Very often, my father came home drunk, and since Mom could not stand a drunken husband, she fought a lot with him and cried a lot, although it was always in vain.
I was surprised at all the excuses he came up with every Friday (although there were other days, too). Trying to justify his drinking, my father would say it was because an important employee at work had a birthday party, or someone had a new baby daughter, or someone died, or he’d run into someone he hadn’t seen in a long time. Sometimes he even claimed he got drunk because important guests had visited his workplace. While he had every intention of coming home right after work, he never did.
There are many circumstances in life that can affect the direction we’re going in. As I read the Bible, I notice how important it is to head in the right direction, and not stray off that path. In Jesus’ parable, even the prodigal son decided to go home at one point.
Just like him, as Christians, we’ve decided to go home, too. But, under the influence of so-called circumstances, we can completely—and even unnoticeably—change directions by our choices and our careers and allow our faith to be turned into a mere cultural value and nothing more. Then we fail to notice that we are no longer going where we’d decided to go.
Peter and Judas, two of Jesus’ apostles, both betrayed Him. Peter even denied knowing Him!
Remember that Jesus Himself said He would deny the ones who deny Him. So how could He forgive Peter, but not Judas?
Judas seemed to repent from selling Jesus to his enemies. But his repentance was not a true repentance. Judas carefully plotted and executed his plan with Satan’s encouragement. He was not headed home. He moved in his own direction, and he arrived where he wanted to be.
On the other hand, Peter was walking home. He did not intend to sin against Jesus. Yes, he renounced Him fleetingly, spontaneously, without planning to. But his goal was different.
My thought is very simple: As long as we don’t turn off the road, no matter what happens along the way, we will still reach our home.
THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK DEVOTIONAL
I Will Arise and Go
By Mikhail Sevastyanov January 13th, 2026
“But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’ And he arose and came to his father.”
Luke 15:17–20
I remember when I lived with my parents. Very often, my father came home drunk, and since Mom could not stand a drunken husband, she fought a lot with him and cried a lot, although it was always in vain.
I was surprised at all the excuses he came up with every Friday (although there were other days, too). Trying to justify his drinking, my father would say it was because an important employee at work had a birthday party, or someone had a new baby daughter, or someone died, or he’d run into someone he hadn’t seen in a long time. Sometimes he even claimed he got drunk because important guests had visited his workplace. While he had every intention of coming home right after work, he never did.
There are many circumstances in life that can affect the direction we’re going in. As I read the Bible, I notice how important it is to head in the right direction, and not stray off that path. In Jesus’ parable, even the prodigal son decided to go home at one point.
Just like him, as Christians, we’ve decided to go home, too. But, under the influence of so-called circumstances, we can completely—and even unnoticeably—change directions by our choices and our careers and allow our faith to be turned into a mere cultural value and nothing more. Then we fail to notice that we are no longer going where we’d decided to go.
Peter and Judas, two of Jesus’ apostles, both betrayed Him. Peter even denied knowing Him!
Remember that Jesus Himself said He would deny the ones who deny Him. So how could He forgive Peter, but not Judas?
Judas seemed to repent from selling Jesus to his enemies. But his repentance was not a true repentance. Judas carefully plotted and executed his plan with Satan’s encouragement. He was not headed home. He moved in his own direction, and he arrived where he wanted to be.
On the other hand, Peter was walking home. He did not intend to sin against Jesus. Yes, he renounced Him fleetingly, spontaneously, without planning to. But his goal was different.
My thought is very simple: As long as we don’t turn off the road, no matter what happens along the way, we will still reach our home.
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