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miriana51 70F
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4/20/2015 1:23 am
A Father Who Runs

Read: Luke 15:11-24

Bible in a Year: 2 Samuel 9-11; Luke 15:11-32

The of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.
€”Luke 19.10

Every day a father craned his neck to look toward the distant road, waiting for his '€™s return. And every night he went to bed disappointed. But one day, a speck appeared. A lonesome silhouette stood against the crimson sky. Could that be my ? the father wondered. Then he caught sight of the familiar saunter. Yes, that has to be my !

And so while the was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him Luke 15.20. It is remarkable that the family patriarch did something that was considered undignified in Middle Eastern culture €”he ran to meet his . The father was full of unbridled joy at his 's return.

The didn't deserve such a reception. When he had asked his father for his share of the inheritance and left home, it was as if he had wished his father dead. But despite all that the had done to his father, he was still his v.24.

This parable reminds me that I'€™m accepted by God because of His grace, not because of my merits. It assures me that I'll never sink so deep that God's grace can'€™t reach me. Our heavenly Father is waiting to run to us with open arms.
Father, I'm so grateful for all Your did for me at the cross. I'm thankful for grace. I offer You a heart that desires to be like Jesus €”merciful and gracious.

We deserve punishment and get forgiveness; we deserve God's wrath and get God's love.