The Following poem I wrote during a time of intersession & brokenness for my own children. At the time it was written it was for one of my daughters who’d walked away from God. I’ve since revised it as the Lord has been speaking to me about all the Prodigals who have, for whatever the reason may be, turned away from Our Loving, Kind, & ever to patient Heavenly Father! I know what it’s like, the pull the world has, I too was a prodigal child. I ran long & hard from God, from all the things I thought He was, but He relentlessly Pursued me with He Love! I know there may be some of you how are reading this, & are even questioning the existence of a Loving God! I’m hear to tell you without a shadow of a doubt, He Loves you unconditionally, & will never stop Loving you! I know because I looked for Him in all the wrong places, I even went to far as to deny His existence! I’m here to tell you if He didn’t Love us, & He was the cruel exacting God people have made Him out to be for centuries, I wouldn’t be alive right now to even share this with you! I’ve seen & experienced many miracles in my life, the biggest one being the complete transformation of my life from Atheism to a living breathing Miracle, Sign & Wonder! If He didn’t exist, I would have been dead many times over. It’s because of His Love & protection that I’m able to do all the things I’m alive to do today!
Under the Old Oak Tree
By Deborah Lynnette Baker
©11/27/2009 1st Published 4/26/2016 Revised from original 10/26/2019
Where are you my child? My heart cries out for you. I miss the time we shared together, the talks, & all the secrets we shared. You used to come to me with your hurts, your struggles, your joys & your sorrows; I miss your voice my sweet darling child.
Have I done something to drive you away? Have the times we shared together meant nothing? We used to be so close you & I, you would come to me with your fears & we would share so many precious moments together just the two of us. My darling precious child my heartaches for you to met with me in the secret place we once shared.
Where is my precious one, my lovely little one? Why did you walk away from me? Did you not know I Love you with a Love like no other? My darling child do you not understand I Love you with a Love everlasting. My beautiful daughter, (my handsome son) I saw you before you were ever born & have longed for the day when we will be together.
Why then my child do you chase after the things of this world that can satisfy but for a moment? Do you not know the Love I have for you is the only thing that will ever fill that empty place inside your heart? I Love you, my beautiful princess (my handsome prince), for that is what you are to me; with a Love so deep it breaks my heart not to be with you, & to not share those intimate times together.
When my special little one will you stop chasing after the empty things of this world & come back to our secret place? Where are you my child? I’ve been waiting for you in that special place you liked to meet with me. underneath the big oak tree. It’s been so long, & I miss you so much my precious little one.
Won’t you take the time to meet with me under the big oak tree? I see, All your pain, your anger, your frustrations, & I long for you to share them with me. I long for you to pour out your heart to me, to cry on my shoulder, to laugh with me, to talk to me, my heart aches to hear from you each, & every day.
My Heart cries out to you, my lost wandering little one, come home, come back to me, come back to the big oak tree.
I Love you so much my Daughter, my Son, won’t you come home?
If you have read all the way to this point, & you’re saying to yourself, I need this Jesus in my Life, I need to get right with God & come back to the one I’ve been missing! Please don’t wait! Ask Him right now He’s waiting. If you did, I would love to hear from you & help you get connected to a local church where you can be discipled & get back into fellowship with other Christians. They are there to help you grow in your relationship to Our Loving God. I pray this has touched you in a profound & life altering way!