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WWJD Devotion https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBWz66BlHphnW4zZc2f *THE FATHER WHO RUNS* *But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.” [Luke 15:20]* We have read this parable, many times from our childhood till today. Maybe a thousand times from Sunday school days onwards till today. We focus our attention our attention was mostly on the son. His rebellion. His hunger. His return. The father’s running felt so comforting, but have missed a small detail. Recently, I slowed down at that word, "ran". Luke may not have said that the father specifically hoisted his garment,. *The gospel only tells us that he ran.* But when we consider the setting, first-century Jewish culture in the Ancient Near East,we begin to understand what that *"running"* meant. I work in the middle east and being familiar with the robe known as Thawb, Kandura, or Dishdasha, I have understood what sacrifice needs to be undertaken for a person to RUN. Elderly, wealthy landowners did not run in public or even in private. Running required lifting one’s long robes. It exposes their legs, andin their culture, that was considered undignified, even shameful for a man of status. Jesus did not need to explain that to His original hearers. So when He described a father running, He was describing something socially improper. The father did not walk slowly with measured dignity. He did not even wait for the son to arrive and bow. *H-E* *R-A-N* And he ran “while he was still a long way off.” - The father saw him first. - The compassion began even before the apology was finished. - The embrace came even before the son started to speak what he had planned to say to his father. (Luke 15:21–22). It seems to me now that the father was willing to bear public shame in order to reach his son before the village could. Because those time and culture, a rebellious son who had dishonored his family could be publicly shamed or rejected by the community. The father’s running was also protective in addition to being affectionate. - He closed the distance as quickly as he could. - He covered the shame of the son by taking a measure of shame upon himself. - Then he embraced and kissed him. - And he ordered the best robe, a ring, and sandals. This was restoring instead of punishing. 1. The robe covers. The ring restores authority. 2. The sandals distinguish him from hired servants who went barefoot. The son asked to be treated as a servant, a slave, the father restored him as a son. When we read this parable carefully, we can see how this parable quietly prepares us for Christ. The Father in heaven does not remain distant while waiting for sinners slowly make their way back. *He sent His Son.* *And in Christ, we see the Son bearing open shame on a cross (Hebrews 12:2).* Crucifixion then was a public disgrace. It was the highest form of mockery. Our imagination of crucifixion is more influenced by pictures and paintings. But crucifixion was designed to torture and humiliate till death. The person was crucified naked to remove his dignity. The height of the cross was at 8 - 10 feet so the crucified person would see the people looking at him. Rome made the cross a public spectacle- and with the entire process of flogging, humiliation and torture the person was already at the point of death. *Crucifixion terrified people.* And if the father in Luke:15 was willing to look undignified to restore his son, how much more did Christ willingly *endure humiliation to restore us?* - It is about costly compassion. - It is about a Father who moved first. - A Father who absorbed shame. - A Father who restored completely. And perhaps the question for us today is: 1. Do we still think we must walk all the way back on our own before He will come near? 2. Or do we believe that while we are still far off, He sees, and He feels compassion? *We serve a God who did not wait for us become clean before accepting us but rather He accepted us and cleansed us by his blood* WHAT A MIGHT GOD WE SERVE

Galatians 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. When I sat down to write this devotion I found myself asking, “What will we harvest?” I understand the call to persevere in doing good. We have talked a lot about kindness this month. But I was curious about what kinds of things we’d harvest if we persevered. So I dug into the Word and started looking into the verse more online. But first let’s go back to the beginning of the verse. Let us not become weary in showing kindness and doing good to others. We are reminded to hang in there, to persevere, to not give up. No matter how ungrateful someone may be when you show them kindness, don’t stop doing it. No matter how unresponsive they may seem, keep doing it. No matter how many thank you’s you get, continue doing good. When we do good, we are showing people Christ in us. It takes me back to the What Would Jesus Do days (WWJD bracelets were huge for awhile). What would He do? Would He grumble about them not saying thank you when holding open a door? Would He roll His eyes when they ignored your good morning? Would He turn His back on someone who dropped their stuff and was scrambling to pick it up? What WOULD He do in the situation you find yourself in? When you put it in that perspective it is obvious. He would do good. He would help. He would show love, compassion, sympathy, He would care. So why don’t we? Why do we let our worldly side come out instead and stop doing good? Don’t grow weary, friends. Press on. Keep doing good, no matter the response. And that harvest? We will experience rewards and blessings for doing good. We will reap blessings from Him in due time. He will reward us, whether here on earth or when we get to heaven where we are storing up our treasures. We have the promise of eternity waiting for us with all of its glory and rewards. So hang in there and keep going. Keep doing what He calls you to do. Persevere. Don’t stop doing good because in the end you will reap blessings and reward for your efforts today. #TEENS4JESUS #devotion #dailydevotional #christianteens #DailyBibleVerse

This is an article about WWJD bracelets. It discusses what they are and their popularity among Christians. The acronym WWJD stands for “What Would Jesus Do?”. It was popularized in the 1990s as a Christian motto for personal conduct. The phrase originated from the 1896 book “In His Steps” by Charles Sheldon. WWJD bracelets are tangible reminders for Christians to emulate Jesus’ actions and teachings in their daily lives. #WWJD, #ChristianBracelets #ChristianJewelry #InspirationalJewelry #FaithBasedJewelry #ReligiousJewelry #BiblicalJewelry