Walking so far away of the Father
Luke 15: 11-19
“And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living.”
Lucas' text that we are treating brings maybe, one of the more acquaintances passages of the Bible: the prodigal son's parable. Comparing this parable and the relationship that the son there was with the father in confrontation to our relationship with God can observe some a son's that goes away of the Lord’s characteristics:
1. Rebelliousness – One point of the prodigal son that first we got to notice in the text is his rebelliousness. When wanting his part in the inheritance before the father died, he was saying: “Father, for me you already died”. Another detail that characterizes his rebelliousness is the time in that he puts the verb: “Give me” as if it was ordering the father that made that without right the opinion some. He seemed a child spoiled that it rolls for the ground, screaming: “I want, I want”.
2. Disobedience – This is another characteristic that we can notice although the text doesn't declare it in a clear way. It is evident that the father didn't allow the son to abandon the home and it left for far without some attempt of persuading him. Useless attempt, because the son didn't give attention.
3. Precipitation – When demanding that the father him of that the part of the inheritance still with the father in life the son demonstrated precipitation and patience lack to await the necessary time to receive what was due for him.
Unhappily these three characteristics that we noticed in the prodigal son, we can also notice, most of the time in us same when we went away of God and of His church.
Siblings that today are firm in the faith, hot, followers and in the blessing, suddenly we found them in a bar table or they disappear of the church and no longer they want nor to receive a visit of the old "friends".
The rebelliousness in relation to God has been moving away many of the road for the sky. People that think to be self-sufficient and capable of solving their alone problems. It is on these that the word declares: "damned is the man that trusts the own forces to solve their problems." For they know not the word and nor they recognize God as his main source of refuge, they call for itself the curse that exists in the word.
If you are a person that stood back of the Father, know that he/she needs to make a decision urgently of returning for the conviviality with the Mister. To return to the Father you need:
1. Apologize – “and falling in himself said...”
a. First step – to have conscience of the mistake
b. Second step – to admit the sin
2. Come back – “And, getting up, it went to his father”
a. Third step – to get up. Who returns for father don’t stay fallen.
b. Fourth step – To return immediately. Don’t stay where you are.
Acts that you will see of the Father:
1. The Father will see you from a distance
2. The Father will run to meet you – “Approach to God and He will be arrived to you”.
3. The Father will have compassion of you.
4. The Father will shows love for you – “running, He kissed him”.
5. The Father will ignore your mistake completely – this means pardon.
See you!
Elias Eloy
Restoring Paths Ministry
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