God's Love (3)
EYES ON USEach time when I read the Parable of the Prodigal Son (Lk. 15: 11-32) and reflect upon the father's unconditional and faithful love towards the son, it never fails to impact and touch my heart.
When we read about what the son has done towards the father (demanding for his share of property and leaving his home and country), we could easily picture the father reacting (or overreacting) angrily when the son returned. Perhaps no one would have blame him if he refuses to accept his son's apology. But to everyone's surprise, the father was overjoyed when he saw his son returning. Even when the son was still far off, the father ran towards his son, putting his arms around him and kissed him. And when the son was reciting his prepared confession speech, the father was not even paying much attention to his speech! Rather, he was busy instructing the servants to dress his son and prepare a celebration feast for him. The father was more concern about the well being of his son rather than his wrongdoings.
Often times when we sin against God, we tend to picture an angry God who is very upset over us for violating his holy laws. Therefore, we keep repeating our prayers of confession hoping that God will eventually 'cool down' and accept our apologies. Yet, our heavenly father's love is like the love of the father in the parable. God's eyes are fixated on us rather than our wrongdoings. God is sad and angry when we sin against him simply because our wrongdoings fracture our relationship with him. Like the father in the parable, when we repent from our wrongdoings, God is overjoyed and excited. Rather than turning his back against us, we can be sure that he will 'run' towards us and put his arms around us.
When we read about what the son has done towards the father (demanding for his share of property and leaving his home and country), we could easily picture the father reacting (or overreacting) angrily when the son returned. Perhaps no one would have blame him if he refuses to accept his son's apology. But to everyone's surprise, the father was overjoyed when he saw his son returning. Even when the son was still far off, the father ran towards his son, putting his arms around him and kissed him. And when the son was reciting his prepared confession speech, the father was not even paying much attention to his speech! Rather, he was busy instructing the servants to dress his son and prepare a celebration feast for him. The father was more concern about the well being of his son rather than his wrongdoings.
Often times when we sin against God, we tend to picture an angry God who is very upset over us for violating his holy laws. Therefore, we keep repeating our prayers of confession hoping that God will eventually 'cool down' and accept our apologies. Yet, our heavenly father's love is like the love of the father in the parable. God's eyes are fixated on us rather than our wrongdoings. God is sad and angry when we sin against him simply because our wrongdoings fracture our relationship with him. Like the father in the parable, when we repent from our wrongdoings, God is overjoyed and excited. Rather than turning his back against us, we can be sure that he will 'run' towards us and put his arms around us.
Labels: Reflections
posted by Dan at 6/21/2006 02:27:00 am
2 Comments:
Yes indeed....Gods love for us is everlasting. It's good to understand that Christ died for our sins once and for all. It simply means that He has already paid the price for our past sins, current sins and even the sins that we will commit in the future. So, there isn't any need for us to plead and beg for forgiveness......or mourn over our sins.But instead we should always be mindful of our sinful nature and humble ourselves before Him. God in His grace have saved us.....now....its over to us to show our appreciation. The Human Task in the whole process of sanctification is an important element that every Christians should be aware of. It is our bounden duty and responsibility to keep our ways pure, holy and always return back to God whenever we fall with a heart of repentance. God's arms are never shorten to embrace us whenever we make a come back. Good reflection Daniel....
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