Luke 15:22–23 22“But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. 23And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry;
What would you say if your son, whom you had given a large
inheritance to, came crawling home one day after wasting all
his money on riotous living?
In the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11–24), the
father did not say one word about loss or waste, though his
son had indeed wasted his inheritance on riotous living. The
father only saw his son’s homecoming as an opportunity to show
him how much he loved him and to restore to him what he had
lost.
Like the father in the parable, it is your heavenly Father’s
desire to embrace you and show you how much you are loved. And
it is His good pleasure to restore to you what you have lost.
Perhaps you have lost something recently, or you are
frustrated that something has gone to waste due to a bad
decision you made. My friend, God does not see the finality of
the loss or waste the way you do. When you come to Him with
it, He sees it as an opportunity to restore to you what has
been lost or wasted.
Even if, like the prodigal son, you feel far away from your
heavenly Father, or you feel that you have disappointed Him,
don’t despair. The truth is that the moment you come to Him,
He immediately restores to you the robe of honor to clothe
your nakedness, the ring of authority to declare your position
of power and dominion, and the sandals on your feet (which
servants do not wear) to reinstate you as a son in His house.
He reassures you that you had never lost the position of
sonship. And He celebrates your return to Him with the killing
of a fatted calf because you are His beloved child whom He
cherishes.
Beloved, in your Father’s house, you not only come under His
complete protection, but you also enjoy His inexhaustible
provision and unconditional love!
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