Prodigal Son

Looking at this parable a whole lot differently now that I am a parent. I used to think, "How could that father, (aka God) simply forgive the son (aka me) as if nothing happened?"

No matter how difficult my boys are, when they fall asleep everything is forgiven.

"His mercies are new every morning." God watches us as we sleep and all is forgiven, forgotten, and thrown away. He throws out sins as far as the sunrise is from the sunset.

Waywardness

Oh how my heart hurts for pastors. How do we get so far off course? How do leaders like Matt Edahl kill themselves? Oh, satan, you may have won this battle but the Lord will strike you down. As long as I shall live, I will fight you tooth and nail. You shall not have any of my children and you will never take me down. My fortress is the Lord and He will protect me. His rebuke is gentle and leads me to protection. Your arrows do not stand up to the shield of my faith which is in Christ Jesus. You may have won with Matt Edahl, but you will not win with me. You will not win with my children. You will not win with my family. You will not win with my ministry. You will not win in this world. Your time is coming. The King of Kings and the Lord of all Lords will slay you. He will strike you down and cast you into the pits forever and ever. My protection is in Him and in Him will I trust. He is my solitude. He is my peace. He is my strength. Until that day when he calls me home, ever will I stand with him and stand against you. You will not win. I hate you so. I hate what you have done to me. I hate what you have done to this world and to Pastors like Matt Edahl. Your cowardice and relentless attack only forces me to stand at Hell's gates and turn away every person I can. I will smell like smoke. You will claw at me and try to draw me in, but the LORD will not let you! You cannot stand against me because He is greater. My protection will keep me safe while I smell like smoke and push people away from eternal damnation.

Romans 8

Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

No matter what I do, no matter how bad I screw up...there is no condemnation. Thank you God for my ability to operate under your love without fear of condemnation