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The Loving Father

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I have enjoyed preaching many times from the passage that some call “The Parable of the Prodigal Son”.  I prefer to call it “The Parable of the Lost Son”.  Anyway, there is so much in this parable that it is hard to limit yourself.

As we are fast approaching Father’s Day I was thinking about the father in this parable.  Look at Luke 15:20, “And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.”

As I read this there is so much that comes to mind.  I love the beginning of the verse.  it says, “But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him,”  This speaks to me of the love of the Heavenly Father.  He was looking for us when we were not looking for Him.  Even though this father had received the demand of is son he was still watching for him.  This father saw his son “he was yet a great way off,”.  That tells me that the father was watching for the son.

This boy had been seen.  Don’t we all want that?  We want people to see us and acknowledge us.  We want to be appreciated.  We want to be noticed.

Then we see that not only did the father run to his son; but, he “had compassion,”.  This is a powerful emotion to say the least.  Someone described compassion as someone else’s pain in your heart.  How true.

Then we see the father make an effort to reach out to his son.  The Bible tells us that the father “ran,”.  This is no big deal to you and I; but, in this culture it was a shame for this man to be seen running.  Running was relegated to slaves.  They were the ones how were ordered to run to and fro taking care of the master’s business.  You were not to be in a hurry.  This man was in a real hurry to get to his son.

His treatment of the son is something to be thought through.  His son had taken his inheritance.  He took the things the father needed to live each day and then he left.  While he was away he basically set a match to the money.  It was now gone by foolish means.  Yet the father still loved his son.

He must have still loved his son.  Next he “fell on his neck, and kissed him.”  I can almost see this exchange in my mind’s eye.  What a joyous reunion!  His son was now home again.

Now, this returning son was still broke.  His inheritance was still gone because he had wasted it; but, he was still this father’s son.  No matter how bad we blow it as a Christian we are still God’s child.  Oh, there are consequences; but, we are still a child of the Most High God!

So, how are you doing?

 

 

Psalm 1 Wisdom – 5

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There are a lot of people in life that are just living moment to moment.  This is sad.  They have no purpose in life.  They just exist.  This does not have to be such.  When Jesus comes into a person’s heart things change for sure.  Their purpose is found and things change.  The sad reality is that there are those who live just the opposite.

A Wasted Life – vs. 5, “Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.”

There are people in this life the do good things trying to earn favor.  Some are trying to earn Heaven.  This is sad.  Everything has been taken care of for people to go to Heaven.  All a person has to do is to trust Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Heaven is their eternal home.

I think of the parable of the lost son or as some call it the parable of the prodigal son.  We are told that he wasted everything on “riotous living” which means wasteful living.  It is sad to see people that come down to the end of their lives and it has been wasted.  They have nothing to show for their lives.

The Christian on the other hand should be just the opposite.  We should slide into home plate with a dirty, tattered uniform shouting, “What a ride!”.  Someone once said, “Only one life twill soon be past.  Only what’s done for Christ will last.”  I don’t know who said that; but, they are painfully right.  Don’t waste your life.  Live for the glory of God!

So, how are you doing?

Lost

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Luke chapter 15 has become one of my favorite chapters in the Word of God.  In verses 11 to 33 we have what is commonly known as “The Parable of the Prodigal Son”.  I think it would be better labeled as “The Parable of the Lost Son”.  The reason I say that is because if you look at the first ten (10) verses of the chapter Jesus is dealing with lost things.  He tells of a lost sheep and a lost coin.  Then He moves on to a lost son.  God has given me five (5) sermons on this passage of Scripture alone.

Today, as some will go to our respective Churches we will hear the message of salvation through Jesus Christ.  If your Church does not teach this then you need to leave this so-called Church and find one that does.  Write me and I can help you, I promise.

If you have never began a relationship with Jesus Christ, today is a great time to do that.  You must realize that you are a sinner.  We have all sinned against God and need His forgiveness.  We must admit this to God.  We must believe that Jesus died for my sin.  Then we must confess our sin to Him calling upon Him in prayer.  If we mean this with all of our hear then He will save us.  Then it can be said of you the words of Luke 15:32, “It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.”

So, how are you doing?