"But while he was still a long way off, his father ... was filled with compassion for him ... ran to his son ... threw his arms around him and kissed him." (Luke 15:20). No other religion pictures its deity like this. Our Heavenly Father is a God who runs after His children. In spite of our rags, the lingering smell of the pigsty and the embarrassment that colors our faces, the return is all that matters and God enthusiastically runs to His child and escorts him into His household. Eventhough there is nothing appealing about us that compels Him to do so, it is just His nature. May we daily give THANKS to our heavenly Father. We can base our lives on this knowledge that we are irrevocably His!
Day 187 - Have Fear of God Read: Psalm 145; Proverbs 6:28-31; Revelation 6; 2 Samuel 15-16 2 Samuel 15 & 16 15:13 A messenger came and told David, “The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.”14 Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, “Come! We must flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom. We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin on us and put the city to the sword.” To me, as a parent, it is so sad to note that King David got to run for his life from his own son, Absalom. His own son schemed for 40 years (15:7) to topple his own father - could you believe that? This is our Bible - it will not hide - all the successes and failures of God's people are truthfully reported. Why did King David suffer this? It started with his own sin of adultery with Bathsheba (11:3) Even though God had forgiven him when he sincerely repented by recognising that he sinned against the Lord (12:13), King David nee...
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