THE HEART OF THE FATHER
For You, Lord, Are Good, And Ready To Forgive, And Abundant In Mercy To All Those Who Call Upon You.
Psalm 86:5(NKJV)
The Lord is so good
- READY – TO FORGIVE
- PLENTEOUS – IN MERCY
Luke Chapter 15 We Come Across The Lost Son
“A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want.Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything.
Then he realises ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
Luke 15 : 18 & 19 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’
“And he arose and came to his father. But when he 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
Before the son could ask for forgiveness the abounding Love of the FATHER embraced him without any condemnation, where the son says Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
But in response to this we could see a father who merry in his son’s Arrival.
TRUE FORGIVENESS STORY
Few days ago I came across a video, where one of the daughter of Billy Graham shared her story about her father after 21 years her mariage ended in divorce, she was devastated , so the family thought it is good for her to have good start, she got to know a man where her children didn’t like him, where her mom and dad asking her to slow down to get to know the man, but being stubborn she married the man on new year’s eve, within 24 hrs she knew she made a terrible mistake after 5 weeks she fled being afraid of the man, what she gonna do. She decided to go talk to her dad & mom 2 days of drive questions rolled in her what she gonna say to her mom and dad and her children being a failure as she drove she could find her father standing and waiting for her as she got out the car he wrapping his hands around her and said welcome home there was no shame, no blame just unconditional love. She goes on to say My father was not GOD but he showed me what was GOD like that day.
Now it's time to arise and go back to the FATHER, just taking a step to move to Father is alone enough though we have committed a blunder We have Loving FATHER who is ready to FORGIVE, and welcomes us back home as SONS and DAUGHTERS.
Now it’s our turn as well to Show the same love and readiness to forgive those who sinned against us we were forgiven
PRAYER
Loving heavenly Father who is abounding in mercy and ready to forgive, I acknowledge that I have sinned against you I come back to you forgive me and help me Enjoy that love and forgiveness of you. And to forgive others as you do. _Amen