Daily Devotional – ‘In His Footstep’
By Kingdom Support Initiatives (KSi)
June 1st 2022

A Loving Father (I)

The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore, with loving-kindness have I drawn thee. Jeremiah 31:3

Bible Reading: Luke 15:11-18

God is a loving Father. His love for us is immeasurable and incomprehensible. Love compelled Him to send His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ to die for our sins. Ephesians 3:19a describes God’s love as “too great to understand fully” (NLT). His love is wide, long, deep and high (Ephesians 3:18). That is, it covers every aspect of our lives. While on earth, Jesus used parables to teach, for instance, the parable the ten virgins, the lost coin, the wicked servant, the lost sheep, and the four soils. In the text above, we read Luke’s account of the parable of the prodigal son. The father had two sons, the younger son approached his father and demanded for his share of his father’s wealth which is not customary. The father succumbed to his request and gave him that which he asked but this son, being unwise and arrogant, hetravelled far away from home and squandered all that he was given. After suffering great affliction due to his wasteful living, he was humbled and decided to go to his father. It is when God is your shepherd that you will not lack, when a man separates himself from God’s covering, he makes himself a prey to be trampled upon by the enemies. A life without Christ is a life of untold hardships and full of famine, but when repentance comes, there is a restoration back to God, our Father, our Source, and our All in all.

Action Point: God is a loving Father; He will never reject a genuinely repentant sinner. All you need do is to arise and come to Him.

Self–Reflection: Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Intercessory prayer: Pray for individuals in the prison to experience God’s love.

Song: Find rest my soul, in Christ alone

Know His power in quietness and trust

When the oceans rise and thunders roar

I will soar with you above the storm…