Greetings! Once again I had a life-changing encounter with the holy spirit last night. I was actually listening to the song "Prodigal Son" by Fred Hammond. There is a line in the song that says,
"Each day I return to the place where you departed. Saying, maybe today my lost one will come."
This is from the perspective of the Father waiting for the son to return. It blessed me so much because it made me realize the amount of love the father felt in his heart for his son. Imagine him going and waiting at the same place, day after day, waiting for his son-the son that took his inheritance and turned his back on family. The father had hope each day that it would be the day his most beloved son would return and make his home complete. THAT'S LOVE.
It is hard for us to grasp the love of God. The Apostle Paul says in Ephesians that it is a wide, long, high, and deep love that surpasses knowledge. We, as human beings, may never be able to fully understand that love. I know we all search for love sometimes in the wrong places, but the love of God is the only true and real love. It will stand the test of time, and no matter how many times we selfishly turn our back on God, he is always there, waiting with open arms to take us back, and appoint us.
Luke 15:20 So he got up and went to his father. 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 father did not wait for his son to make it all the way. As soon as he spotted him, he ran to him out of compassion and embraced him. It is true, the closer we get to God, the closer he gets to us. He will meet you at the point of your need, and does not wait for you to make it all the way to him. Always remember you are the apple of his eye. This is hard to comprehend because we all figure that God has so many other things to focus on. But really- he knows you. Every little thing about you he wants to be a part of. We often think of God as being so powerful that nothing can hurt him, but God has the potential of being hurt. He can be sensitive, and deeply longs for a relationship with us. Not for his benefit- but ours. So he does wait patiently for us to return to him. And when we do- we get the same treatment as the prodigal son. Feasts, favor and best of all the embrace of someone who truly loves us.
