my Father: the welcoming Father

 my Father: the welcoming Father by ric gustafson

Children want their earthly fathers to hold them, give them smiles and hug them. Children just want to know that they are wanted and welcomed into their families.

God as our Heavenly Father shows his love for his children more than anybody else. We want God's love. We want God's embrace. In Luke 15, we have the story of the prodigal son. He took his inheritance money from his father and spent it all. Hungry, he decides to go back home. 

Did the young man's father reject him when he went home?. No, instead the father had compassion in his heart. He welcomed the return of his son. When you come home, confess your sins and then trust in Jesus's death for righteousness. 

Then God the Father will embrace and kiss you. You were lost and now found. We have access to the Father through Jesus the Son. To God the Father who welcomes us, we are everything to him.

research help: ' Like Father Like Son' by Pete Alwinson

Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric