(Luke 15:20 MKJV) And he arose and came to his father. 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.
When listening to the story of the prodigal son many times my thoughts have been on the son and how he acted but as I get older my attention is maybe more on the father. The father did everything right, still the son refused to listen. The father had the opportunity to turn his back on his son as so many fathers do, after all there was nothing more that could done. The son was taught right from wrong and he made his choice. However, the father saw beyond the moment, the disrespect, and shame in order to win the heart of the son. I don’t mean he became a doormat to his son but that he was able to separate himself from the heat of the moment to see the bigger picture, knowing that one day the son would come face to face with the result of his choices and if the father stayed on track now he could in advance win back the heart of the son. I pray that I am that type of father and I know the closer I am to God in my daily walk the closer I’ll be to that goal.
