Daily Devotion

 

Rescue: The Father

by | Aug 12, 2019 | Daily Devotion, Gospels | 0 comments

 Luke 15:20

But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.  

The parable of the prodigal son tells the story about a lost son and a loving father. Yesterday we focused on the prodigal; today we’ll see the great love of the father. Tomorrow we will consider the older brother.

His words were cutting. His calculated actions were cold. He left with a big check and a heart filled with bitterness. The father’s heart was broken as the door slammed shut and his son headed to a distant country. This father knew the money he had worked all his life to earn would soon be gone. He knew the son he loved might never return. But he waited.

Every day the dad watched the road that led home. Every day he prayed to see his son return. Each day he watched and waited…then the next day he watched and waited again. Today it happened! He saw his son! And while the son was a long way off the father broke out into a full sprint and ran to him. He threw his arms around the young man, lifted him in the air, and twirled around kissing him all the while. When the son began his repentant plea to become a servant, the father gently put his hand to his son’s mouth to stop such talk. He forgave him on the spot, reinstated him as his son, and restored him to full privileges.

That is exactly what our loving Father does for us. He waits with open arms for all repentant sinners to come home. His heart is filled with compassion. He welcomes us back with wide-open arms of grace. Today the gracious and loving Father is waiting for you. It’s time to come home.

Father, thank You for loving the unlovely. Thank You for giving grace to the undeserving. Thank You for open arms of forgiveness. Thank You for restoration. Thank You for accepting me back home. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

 

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