This is the story of the Prodigal Son. It should really be called the running father who waited everyday for his boy to come home - the son who had rejected him so badly. But when he saw him from afar, he ran to him, hugged him and kissed him.
The Prodigal Son is a joyous Biblical story, told in Luke 15 ,of homecoming but it is also a beautiful demonstration of the character of God as a father.
The prodigal asks for his inheritance, effectively implying that he wants his father dead, then heads off to a distant land and squanders all this money in wild living. The father meanwhile waits, longing for his son's return, and when he sees him, throws all caution to the wind and runs to greet him.
The social custom of the time was for important to walk slowly, so the father choosing to run demonstrated the extent of his love.
The son had done nothing to deserve a welcome home and yet the father in his great love, forgave his son's entire past, embraced him and threw a party. Likewise God does not wait until we , His other prodigals are loveable. Regardless of our past, if we just ask the loving Father will forgive us and welcome us home.
No Matter how good we are at screwing up our lives God is better at sorting them out!
The story of the recklessly loving father is a message of hope. It reminds us that God is the God not just of second chances but as many chances as we need. No matter how insignificant we feel or how much we've messed up this story reminds us that we are treasured.
There is a God who adores us and is longing for us to come back to Him. The same arms that flung starts into space are the arms welcoming us home.
Taken from emergingculture magazine- article by Ruth McGarahan
The Prodigal Son is a joyous Biblical story, told in Luke 15 ,of homecoming but it is also a beautiful demonstration of the character of God as a father.
The prodigal asks for his inheritance, effectively implying that he wants his father dead, then heads off to a distant land and squanders all this money in wild living. The father meanwhile waits, longing for his son's return, and when he sees him, throws all caution to the wind and runs to greet him.
The social custom of the time was for important to walk slowly, so the father choosing to run demonstrated the extent of his love.
The son had done nothing to deserve a welcome home and yet the father in his great love, forgave his son's entire past, embraced him and threw a party. Likewise God does not wait until we , His other prodigals are loveable. Regardless of our past, if we just ask the loving Father will forgive us and welcome us home.
No Matter how good we are at screwing up our lives God is better at sorting them out!
The story of the recklessly loving father is a message of hope. It reminds us that God is the God not just of second chances but as many chances as we need. No matter how insignificant we feel or how much we've messed up this story reminds us that we are treasured.
There is a God who adores us and is longing for us to come back to Him. The same arms that flung starts into space are the arms welcoming us home.
Taken from emergingculture magazine- article by Ruth McGarahan
1 comments:
amen :D
its so beautiful knowing that God doesnt stop telling us that He loves us, so if we might forget it we can be reminded again :']
xxxx
tc dear
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