Many of you have questions in your heart. You are saying where is God in all of this? There have been times that I have questioned Him too. One minute you are denying the presence of God and next minute you are blaming Him for all the bad that has happened in your life. When in actuality, He is waiting for you to turn your heart toward Him.
There is a parable in the Bible that can be found in Luke 15:11-32. In this parable Jesus is telling a story about a man and his two sons. The younger of the two decided life would be better if he could do it his way. So, he requested that his father give him his inheritance so that he could take the world by storm. Some fathers would have refused his request, knowing that this young man was not prepared to face the world alone, but the father in this parable chose to let the young son find his own way, make his own mistakes.
So, the young man left the safety of the father’s house. The young man went about just living for the moment, he partied and spent his money on things that gave him temporary happiness. All the so-called friends who he thought were his friends vanished the moment when they realized the money was no longer there. He ended up in the pig pen, eating the same food that pigs ate. What a humbling experience that must have been. Finally, when he came to the end of himself, he started thinking about how the servants in his father’s house had it better than he did. After many days he decided to go back home and beg for his father’s mercy. He had no plans to ask for restoration of his status as a son, but just to have the same provisions that the servants had because that was better than his current circumstances. He now was humbled to the point that he appreciated his father and his counsel in his life.
When the son arrived at his father’s house, he asked his father to forgive him. He was willing to live as one of the servants in his father’s household, but his father had been waiting for his return. When he saw him coming off in the distance, he ran to him.
Luke 15:20
“20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.”
The father never gave up on his son, his love for his son did not change even though his son chose to leave, rejecting his father’s counsel and love. The father loved him unconditionally. Some of you today are feeling lost and hopeless, but Father God, Abba has been waiting for you to come home. I am not talking about a physical home, but a spiritual home. You have rejected Him, blaming Him for the circumstances of your life.
God does not force Himself on anyone. Father God gives you and me freedom to make our own choices. He has been calling you and you have rejected His call, but he has been waiting patiently for you. When you hear Him calling, all you need to do is just take one step and He will come running to you just as the father did in the parable of the prodigal son. Just say the name, the name of Jesus and He will answer you with His arms wide open.
Isaiah sums the love Abba has for us beautifully.
The Amplified Classic version of Bible does a great description of Abba love for you and me.
Isaiah 20:18 AMPC
“And therefore the Lord [earnestly] waits [expecting, looking, and longing] to be gracious to you; and therefore He lifts Himself up, that He may have mercy on you and show loving-kindness to you. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are all those who [earnestly] wait for Him, who expect and look and long for Him [for His victory, His favor, His love, His peace, His joy, and His matchless, unbroken companionship]!”
He is Waiting
July 22, 2025 by admin • blog • 0 Comments
Many of you have questions in your heart. You are saying where is God in all of this? There have been times that I have questioned Him too. One minute you are denying the presence of God and next minute you are blaming Him for all the bad that has happened in your life. When in actuality, He is waiting for you to turn your heart toward Him.
There is a parable in the Bible that can be found in Luke 15:11-32. In this parable Jesus is telling a story about a man and his two sons. The younger of the two decided life would be better if he could do it his way. So, he requested that his father give him his inheritance so that he could take the world by storm. Some fathers would have refused his request, knowing that this young man was not prepared to face the world alone, but the father in this parable chose to let the young son find his own way, make his own mistakes.
So, the young man left the safety of the father’s house. The young man went about just living for the moment, he partied and spent his money on things that gave him temporary happiness. All the so-called friends who he thought were his friends vanished the moment when they realized the money was no longer there. He ended up in the pig pen, eating the same food that pigs ate. What a humbling experience that must have been. Finally, when he came to the end of himself, he started thinking about how the servants in his father’s house had it better than he did. After many days he decided to go back home and beg for his father’s mercy. He had no plans to ask for restoration of his status as a son, but just to have the same provisions that the servants had because that was better than his current circumstances. He now was humbled to the point that he appreciated his father and his counsel in his life.
When the son arrived at his father’s house, he asked his father to forgive him. He was willing to live as one of the servants in his father’s household, but his father had been waiting for his return. When he saw him coming off in the distance, he ran to him.
Luke 15:20
“20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.”
The father never gave up on his son, his love for his son did not change even though his son chose to leave, rejecting his father’s counsel and love. The father loved him unconditionally. Some of you today are feeling lost and hopeless, but Father God, Abba has been waiting for you to come home. I am not talking about a physical home, but a spiritual home. You have rejected Him, blaming Him for the circumstances of your life.
God does not force Himself on anyone. Father God gives you and me freedom to make our own choices. He has been calling you and you have rejected His call, but he has been waiting patiently for you. When you hear Him calling, all you need to do is just take one step and He will come running to you just as the father did in the parable of the prodigal son. Just say the name, the name of Jesus and He will answer you with His arms wide open.
Isaiah sums the love Abba has for us beautifully.
The Amplified Classic version of Bible does a great description of Abba love for you and me.
Isaiah 20:18 AMPC
“And therefore the Lord [earnestly] waits [expecting, looking, and longing] to be gracious to you; and therefore He lifts Himself up, that He may have mercy on you and show loving-kindness to you. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are all those who [earnestly] wait for Him, who expect and look and long for Him [for His victory, His favor, His love, His peace, His joy, and His matchless, unbroken companionship]!”
He is waiting for you today!
He is longing to show His grace to you!
He is a God of mercy and loving kindness!
He is longing to bless you today!