Luke 15:31 “Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours”
In Luke 15, there is a point in the story of the prodigal son when the father leaves the “Welcome Home” party to seek out his eldest son. When he found him, he heard an earful as to why he was avoiding the party. The father’s response, “Son you are always with me, and all I have is yours”. That’s beautiful.
It’s not about your love for God, it’s about the Father’s love for you. God is always the initiator. It has always been about His love for you first. Don’t live your life mad, angry, guilty, and frustrated like the older brother in this story. Come into the Father’s house and find rest for your soul. Your Father wants you to know that all He has is already yours, not because of your perfect performance, but because you are His child through Jesus’ finished work on the cross. Romans 8:32 says, “He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” God has already given you all things with Him. So, come home to His embrace, come home to grace, and “come inside and join the music and dancing”! You are always with Him, and all He has is yours.