ever feel like the lost son? As if you try so hard to obey, but often don’t get noticed for it? This is a hard thing to overcome but it’s really not worth the resentment. Give is to God who knows and will reward in full – then share in the celebration, knowing that God is good. He is faithful. He is fair. He is compassionate!
Luke 15 is an amazing illustration of God’s everlasting love for us! Once we are adopted into His family through belief in His son, there is NOTHING that can separate us. “He is faithful when we are not!” Likewise, the son in Jesus’ parable never stopped being his fathers son when he turned his back on him. Once the son returned home (changed his mind aka repenting) his father welcomed him right back into close relationship!! We have everlasting life through Jesus all because of what He did not because of what we continue to do! When we do not follow His principles we are always welcome back if we decide to change our mind and return to relationship with Him. But our righteous standing in His eyes never changes. I praise God for that fact and assurance we receive in Scripture.
I am guilty of this very thing. My days get away from me. The kids/my spouse have me going in a million different directions and before I know it I have walked out on God. I haven’t take the time to be in his word, to thoughtfully pray and meditate, or listen to the still small voice of the spirit. Dehydrated is a great visual of how I feel because I have lost the order of things in my life
20 Then the Spirit of God moved Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest to speak up: “God’s word: Why have you deliberately walked away from God’s commandments? You can’t live this way! If you walk out on God, he’ll walk out on you.”
To me this means to celebrate in what others have/other people’s triumphs rather than be thinking about what you don’t have.
“Comparison is the their of fulfillment.”
So often I get frustrated when I don’t get what I want or what I pray for. I see a lot of the other brother in myself in assuming that since I’m doing the right thing and living a “Christian” life that I should constantly be rewarded for that. But what think about is that my ultimate reward is getting to spend my eternal life in heaven with God himself. It’s not my job to get praised for what I do here on earth, that comes later. It’s my job to seek out the lost sinners and bring them home, and rejoice when they do because that’s one more person joining God’s kingdom.
ever feel like the lost son? As if you try so hard to obey, but often don’t get noticed for it? This is a hard thing to overcome but it’s really not worth the resentment. Give is to God who knows and will reward in full – then share in the celebration, knowing that God is good. He is faithful. He is fair. He is compassionate!
*the second son
Luke 15 is an amazing illustration of God’s everlasting love for us! Once we are adopted into His family through belief in His son, there is NOTHING that can separate us. “He is faithful when we are not!” Likewise, the son in Jesus’ parable never stopped being his fathers son when he turned his back on him. Once the son returned home (changed his mind aka repenting) his father welcomed him right back into close relationship!! We have everlasting life through Jesus all because of what He did not because of what we continue to do! When we do not follow His principles we are always welcome back if we decide to change our mind and return to relationship with Him. But our righteous standing in His eyes never changes. I praise God for that fact and assurance we receive in Scripture.
I am guilty of this very thing. My days get away from me. The kids/my spouse have me going in a million different directions and before I know it I have walked out on God. I haven’t take the time to be in his word, to thoughtfully pray and meditate, or listen to the still small voice of the spirit. Dehydrated is a great visual of how I feel because I have lost the order of things in my life
20 Then the Spirit of God moved Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest to speak up: “God’s word: Why have you deliberately walked away from God’s commandments? You can’t live this way! If you walk out on God, he’ll walk out on you.”
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Good stuff today!
To me this means to celebrate in what others have/other people’s triumphs rather than be thinking about what you don’t have.
“Comparison is the their of fulfillment.”
I understand this scripture so much better now
So often I get frustrated when I don’t get what I want or what I pray for. I see a lot of the other brother in myself in assuming that since I’m doing the right thing and living a “Christian” life that I should constantly be rewarded for that. But what think about is that my ultimate reward is getting to spend my eternal life in heaven with God himself. It’s not my job to get praised for what I do here on earth, that comes later. It’s my job to seek out the lost sinners and bring them home, and rejoice when they do because that’s one more person joining God’s kingdom.
I believe that this verse is saying to not go after the short fixes! We will loose the big picture and stray due to that small amount of happiness..