The prodigal father.....part 2

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. Luke 15:20

If you read yesterday's post and just read the verse above, you should be thinking right about now, "WOW, that is amazingly unbelievable!" Let's think about this. Imagine your son takes half of your current estate and leaves home....spends it all frivously....and then decides to come back home. What's your response? The father in the parable saw his son when "he was still a long way off." It would have been completely understandable if the father chose to sit in his home and simply wait for his son to FULLY return....but to run toward him, with compassion in his heart, to throw his arms around his son and to kiss him? That's beyond comprehension. Now, let's transfer our thinking to the spiritual truth that this parable is relaying. What do you see? What does this say about our Father in heaven? Well, take the worse sin that you have ever committed and decide in your heart that you are going to bring the confession of that sin right into the presence of God. You may be expecting the Heavenly Father to cast an unapproving eye....maybe even remind us how truly sinful we are. But instead, he chooses to run toward us with a heart full of compassion and totally embrace us with His unconditional love. This really makes no sense, but this is a tremendous picture of God. Lord, guide me toward fully embracing your tremendous unconditional love....then, help me to express it toward others.