Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Heart of Repentance

Luke (15:17-21“When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 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.
   21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’....
One way to receive healing&restoration is through repentance God is always waiting for us with open arms to receive us He sent his only son to redeem us and reconcile us to him.Sometimes in life we go too deep or go a different direction knowingly or unknowingly but one thing about God is that he is patient with us he is everywhere with us we just don't realise our Father's love when circumstances and impossible situations come against us,and they become our"lords"when we feel grown and feel like we can take care of ourselves and ask God for our inheritance not knowing how to utilise what He has given us we foolishly spend it all on the wrong things,Just like the prodigal son who humbled himself and came to his senses after all he had been through he was willing to go back home and if it meant being one of his fathers servants it was so much better than eating with the swine in a strange land and being under somebody elses authority other than the Father's authority,
Heart of repentance opens us to receive our Fathers love and it also brings us to a place of humility and peace with God....When you read verse 22 after the Father saw his son he ran towards him kissed him and welcomed him and he asked the servants to Bring the best robe to put it on his son,a ring to put it on his finger and sandals for his feet,fattened calf for celebration,to celebrate life from death.This is a perfect demonstration of our Heavenly Father He clothes us with robes of righteousness (Isaiah 61:10),He seals us with His promised Holy spirit(Eph 1:13).He plants our feet on the gospel of peace and on a spacious place.God loves you no matter how deep of a hole we've gotten ourselves into his hand is still stretched out to bring us out,no matter how far we have strayed he is our shepherd who will always seek his sheep.Praise be to the God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be exceedingly blessed and have agreat day ahead of you.