64HOME TO FATHER…

 

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HOME TO FATHER…
Luke 15:11-24
The story of the prodigal son is probably one of the most well-known parables.
We love it because we can recognize ourselves or others in the story, and who doesn’t know how to move away from the Father’s/God’s will with our lives?
We read that the younger son traveled to a faraway country – abroad.
When we refuse to do God’s will and show obedience to the Word, it is as if we are far away, even though we are in the same surroundings.
We know the feeling of being far away. Satan tempts with new experiences, independence, individuality and we can almost hear the whispering voice inside us “Now try the real life, it is much more fun, and you can be with friends – Enjoy the freedom”
The truth is, living away from God’s love and will does not make you happy. Quite the opposite. Instead, we can experience how sin and discouragement creep into our lives – and the happiness we sought abroad, away from God, does not come to us.
We compromise with our attitudes and our judgment of what is right and what is wrong, fail.
The God-given gifts and talents that we have received to be a blessing are not expressed in our lives at all because we prioritize wrongly.
Away from our Father’s will, we choose wrongly, and wrong decisions in life can have negative consequences. The prodigal son experienced it in his way – We experience it in other ways.
It negatively affects our thoughts, our minds and our actions.
We may end up feeling abandoned, lonely and rejected, just like the prodigal son.
When we have been abroad – away from the Father, we can easily get the thought that we have lost everything, including God’s love for us.
The story shows that GOD LOVES YOU AND ME, even though we move away from Him.
The prodigal son repented – went into himself – and returned home to his Father.
The Father walked/ran to meet the prodigal son. What love!
GOD THE FATHER ALSO MEETS YOU
AND ME WHERE
WE ARE ON OUR LIFE’S JOURNEY!
Our sin, mistakes and lack of obedience to the Word do not prevent God from loving you and me!
If we repent, acknowledge our sin and lack, then we will experience forgiveness and a new beginning with the Father.
YOU ARE LOVED
YOU ARE BELOVED
YOU ARE WORTHY