Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. (Luke:15:25)
This is a well known story from Luke 15 about the prodigal son. The prodigal son has returned home and his Father throws out a grand party with singing and dancing in the house. Totally unaware of this, the older son who has stayed loyal to his Father all these years returns home and was taken aback by the reception that's been given to his rebellious brother. It doesn't go down well with him and with resentment he refuses to enter the house demanding an explanation from his Father.
In verse 29 & 30, the older son says to his Father "‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!" That's how many of us are even today in the body of Christ. We have been secretly desiring for at least an young goat but we don't have the boldness or courage to ask GOD Himself. Instead, we wait and wait hoping that He will understand and give it as a reward for all the religious work that we do for Him. In the meantime, someone else gets the blessing that we wished for and we get angry at GOD. No, that's not the mentality that a son should have towards his father. Let's see the Father's response to his older son who is still standing outside the house. “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. (Luke:15:31) Did you get it? Everything that our heavenly Father has is ours. All we need to do is ask or even take it by faith. We won't move into that level of boldness unless we have a revelation about the love of our heavenly Father. When we do that, our level of relationship with Him increases and we end up living a life worthy of a son of GOD that we are called to be, just like Jesus did.
Blessings!
This is a well known story from Luke 15 about the prodigal son. The prodigal son has returned home and his Father throws out a grand party with singing and dancing in the house. Totally unaware of this, the older son who has stayed loyal to his Father all these years returns home and was taken aback by the reception that's been given to his rebellious brother. It doesn't go down well with him and with resentment he refuses to enter the house demanding an explanation from his Father.
In verse 29 & 30, the older son says to his Father "‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!" That's how many of us are even today in the body of Christ. We have been secretly desiring for at least an young goat but we don't have the boldness or courage to ask GOD Himself. Instead, we wait and wait hoping that He will understand and give it as a reward for all the religious work that we do for Him. In the meantime, someone else gets the blessing that we wished for and we get angry at GOD. No, that's not the mentality that a son should have towards his father. Let's see the Father's response to his older son who is still standing outside the house. “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. (Luke:15:31) Did you get it? Everything that our heavenly Father has is ours. All we need to do is ask or even take it by faith. We won't move into that level of boldness unless we have a revelation about the love of our heavenly Father. When we do that, our level of relationship with Him increases and we end up living a life worthy of a son of GOD that we are called to be, just like Jesus did.
Blessings!
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