When God Ran

20th February 2022

When God Ran

Luke 15:22: “But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.

If you are a believer, you are probably familiar with the touching story of the prodigal son that Jesus shared. Who do you think the father in the story represents? Jesus’ Father in heaven, of course. Jesus was giving us a picture of His Father, who is also our Father.

In the story, the father was seen running toward his son, who was returning home. (Luke 15:20) Do you realize that God is never described as being in a hurry in the Bible? He is always cool and composed. The only time He is portrayed as being in a hurry is in this story. Though improper in Jewish culture, the father held up his robe and ran. Where was he running to? Why was he in such a hurry?

The father was in a hurry because he had seen his son, who was still a long way from home. He was running toward his son as he could not wait to embrace and kiss his child again.

The father was in a hurry to clothe his son with the best robe. My friend, our Father has put the best robe — the robe of righteousness — on us. In doing so, He has reinstated us as sons of the Most High God, a position that we had lost when Adam fell.

The father was in a hurry to put a ring on his son’s hand. Like the authority that is invested in the signet ring of a rich man’s son, our Father is eager to put back into our hands the authority to invoke His name, so that we can walk in dominion every day.

The father was in a hurry to put sandals on his son’s feet to assure him that he was still his son — only servants went about barefoot. Our Father never wants us to feel like hired servants or outcasts. We are always His sons.

Beloved, if the Father appears to be in a hurry, it is only because He is in a hurry to assure you of your position as His precious child!

Confession:
If the Father appears to be in a hurry, it is only because He is in a hurry to assure me of my position as His precious child! Glory be to God.

6 thoughts on “When God Ran”

  1. Thank God I’m a children of a King. There is none like you Lord, no one else can touch my heart like you do, I can search through all eternity and find there is none like you.🙌🙌🙌🙌

  2. Evangelist Margaret Jesuorobo

    FATHER GOD THANK YOU FOR RUNNING TO ME, MY CHILDREN,FAMILY AND LOVED ONES.🙏🏾❤️

    FATHER I PRAY FOR YOUR CHILD DONOVAN. I CAN’T RUN TO HIM WHERE EVER HE IS. BUT YOU KNOW AS YOU ARE ALL KNOWING ALL SEEING GOD. FATHER, BY THE POWER OF YOUR HOLY SPIRIT 🔥🙏🏾🙏🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 TOUCH HIM THAT HE STARTS RUNNING BACK TO YOU,SO YOU CAN SLSO RUN TO HIM ON HIS WAY BACK TO YOU. 🏃🏃IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS CHRIST AMEN 🔥🙏🏾🔥🙏🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🫂

  3. So blessed this morning to know that I am so precious to my father in heaven.🙏🏾 So powerful to know “our Father is eager to put back into our hands the authority to invoke His name, so that we can walk in dominion every day”. I have Authority in Jesus name🔥🔥🔥

  4. Hallelujah Hallelujah praise the Lord I am so convinced and reassured this morning by this beautiful devotion that I am His precious CHILD . The Anointed one of God awwwww
    Thank you JESUS n thank you pastor 🙏

  5. This was timely. Thank you God for never giving up us. Thank you for being in a hurry to assure me of my position as your precious child!

    Thank you Jesus !!

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