Father
(Lk 15:11-32)
Our God is the Father(Mt 6:8).
He gives birth to His children(Jas 1:18), and
He wants to live with His children forever(Jn 14:2).
Faith is understanding the heart of the Father and
The life of this faith is returning to the Father.
There is no child who is better than his father for
The child always wants to live afar from his father while
The father wants to keep his son near him always.
The son who runs away from his home is the worst in the world, and
The son who takes his own life also kills the heart of his parents.
After Adam sinned just once,
The Lord God Jehovah banished Adam from the Garden and
Put a flaming sword around it(Ge 3:6, Ge 3:24) for
Jehovah refers to "the Lord, that is,
A relationship between a master and his servant enforced by fear.
To materialize this relationship,
God called on the people of Israel.
There was no forgiveness for anyone breaking the Law because
It was the spirit to fear(Rm 8:15).
The sanctuary where the name of the Lord God was
Warned anyone from haphazardly approaching it.
Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days(Jn 2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would give birth to all souls for
He is the Word who was with the Father in the beginning, who became flesh(Jn 1:1, Jn 1:14)
To let men know that God is their Father(Mt 6:8) and that
He would take them to the Father's house in heaven to live there with Him(Jn 14:2-3).
Furthermore, He said that, anyone who has seen Him has seen the Father(Jn 14:9).
Considering this as blasphemy, the Jews put Jesus to death.
As Jesus died, however, He said, "It is finished(Jn 19:30), declaring that He:
- Laid down His life according to the Father's word and fulfilled His will(Jn 10:17-18);
- Condemned the father of lies(Jn 8:44); and
- With His blood paid the price of all men's sins(Mt 20:28), and with His torn flesh made a way for them to return to the Father's house(Jn 14:6; He 10:29).
The Father raised Him and
Jesus ascended to heaven, to the Father's house.
The Holy Spirit comes in the name of the Father, Y'shua(Jn 17:11)
To those who are born-again in His blood,
The spirit of adoption, the spirit of sonship(Rm 8:15-16; Gal 4:6), and
Testifies that they are children of God and
Lets them call Him, "Father.
When his child returns,
The Father welcomes him and forgives him regardless of what he has done because
To the Father there is no past of his child's wrongdoing;
There is only present with the fact that he has returned to be with Him.
To this day, however, children of God break His heart(Lk 15:11-32) as
They are not interested in their relationship with Him,
Only returning to not go to hell, like the prodigal son.
And they often want to run away
Complaining for not being recognized, like the older son.
The mature Christian deeply understands
The heart of the Father and
Waits for the day he can go to the Father's house and live with Him there.
Therefore, he does not break the Father's heart while he is on earth and
Looks after young souls like his little brothers.
O Lord,
Even foolish fathers who have nothing to offer
Want to live with their sons until the end.
Then, how much more for the heart of the Father who
Killed the One and Only Son to make a way to Him and
Made a home with jewels and waits for His children!
Father!
Forgive us for we are immature, and
Be patient with us. Amen.