The Father's Love by David Jeremiah

Tuesday, February 14

The Father’s Love 

But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. 
Luke 15:20 

Recommended Reading Luke 15:17-24

Rembrandt’s final great painting The Return of the Prodigal Son, hangs in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. In the painting, the father’s face is full of compassion as his son kneels at his feet and presses his head into the man’s chest. The dad’s hands rest on his son’s shoulders, and the father literally enfolds his son within his red cloak. It’s believed Rembrandt pictured himself as the son and that this painting was a sort of testimony of his own journey.

Like the father of the prodigal, God yearns for His children to run to Him. He is full of compassion, eager to forgive, ready to fellowship with us, and He longs to enfold us into the red robes of His grace.

If you’ve had a bad year so far, a bad month, a bad week, or a terrible day, take it to the Lord. Repent of sin. Kneel and confess your need. Cry out to Him, and you’ll find that even while you are a great way off, your Father will see you and run to you with His arms of mercy outstretched to you.

The profound thought of God’s love should begin and end your every day.
David Jeremiah