Healing for a Backslider article.....

here is a little from the article located @
http://www.crosswalk.com/pastors/11633056/

From Isaiah 57:15b, 18, we read, "To revive the spirit of the humble, / And to revive the heart of the contrite ones. . .I have seen his ways, and will heal him; / I will also lead him, / And restore comforts to him / And to his mourners."

God's merciful purpose to His people is to revive (v. 15b) and to restore (v.18). He calls us back to Himself in a love relationship. We read our Lord's word to the church in Ephesus, "Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent" (Revelation 2:4-5). Jesus calls them to remember, repent and repeat the first works. The humble and contrite ones enjoy the blessing of healing when there is backsliding. This is true for Christians individually and churches corporately.