Luke 15:22–23 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. 23And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; What would you say if your son, whom you had given a large inheritance to, came crawling home one day after wasting all his money on riotous living? In the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11–24), the father did not say one word about loss or waste, though his son had indeed wasted his inheritance on riotous living. The father only saw his son's homecoming as an opportunity to show him how much he loved him and to restore to him what he had lost. Like the father in the parable, it is your heavenly Father's desire to embrace you and show you how much you are loved. And it is His good pleasure to restore to you what you have lost. Perhaps you have lost something recently, or you are frustrated that something has gone to waste due to a bad decision you made. My friend, God does not see the finality of the loss or waste the way you do. When you come to Him with it, He sees it as an opportunity to restore to you what has been lost or wasted. Even if, like the prodigal son, you feel far away from your heavenly Father, or you feel that you have disappointed Him, don't despair. The truth is that the moment you come to Him, He immediately restores to you the robe of honour to clothe your nakedness, the ring of authority to declare your position of power and dominion, and the sandals on your feet (which servants do not wear) to reinstate you as a son in His house. He reassures you that you never lost the position of sonship. And He celebrates your returning to Him with the killing of a fatted calf because you are His beloved child whom He cherishes. And in your Father's house, you not only come under His complete protection, you also enjoy His inexhaustibly rich provisions and unconditional love!
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