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“It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found…”

{‭‭Luke‬ ‭15‬:‭32‬ ‭KJV}‬‬

This verse comes from the Parable of the Prodigal Son, a story that ~JESUS~ told to illustrate ~GOD’s~ Love, Forgiveness, and the Joy of Reconciliation…

Context:

In this parable, the younger son demands his inheritance, leaves home, and squanders it in reckless living. When he hits rock bottom, he returns to his father, expecting to be treated as a servant. Instead, his father welcomes him back with open arms, restores him as a son, and throws a lavish welcome home celebration. The older son, who stayed loyal and never left his father, becomes jealous and resentful of the father’s generosity toward his wayward brother. This verse is the father’s response to the older son’s complaints…

Meaning:

💸 “It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad”: The father explains that it was fitting and right to celebrate. The word “meet” means appropriate or necessary. The celebration reflects the joy of restoration and reconciliation, emphasizing the value of the younger son’s return…

💸 “For this thy brother was dead, and is alive again”: The younger son’s departure and sinful lifestyle were like a spiritual death—cut off from his family and their values. His return symbolizes a return to life, a restoration of relationship and purpose…

💸 “And was lost, and is found”: The son was lost, both physically [having left home] and spiritually [living in sin]. His return represents being found, not just by the father but in a deeper sense of being restored to his place in the family…

Significance:

This verse captures the heart of the parable…

~GOD’s~ Grace And Forgiveness: The father represents ~GOD~, who joyfully welcomes repentant sinners back into the fold, No matter how far they’ve strayed. The celebration reflects Heaven’s joy over one sinner who repents…

Restoration Over Judgment: The father doesn’t dwell on the son’s failures but celebrates his return. This contrasts with the older son’s self–righteous attitude, which mirrors the Pharisees’ criticism of ~JESUS~ for associating with sinners…

Brotherhood And Unity: The father reminds the older son that the prodigal is “thy brother”, urging reconciliation and shared joy rather than division or resentment…

Application:

This verse invites reflection on…

Gratitude For Grace: It encourages believers in ~JESUS~ Christ of Nazareth to celebrate ~God’s~ forgiveness in their own lives as well as others’…

Avoiding Self–Righteousness: Like the older son, people can fall into judging others instead of rejoicing in their redemption…

Joy In Reconciliation: It emphasizes the importance of restoring relationships, both with ~GOD~ and within families and/or communities…

Summary:

This verse underscores the joy of redemption and the boundless love of ~GOD~, who celebrates when the lost Sinners are found, urging us to share in that joy rather than to harbor resentment…

✝️MARANATHA✝️

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📺 Invitation To Know ~JESUS~ Personally…

📺 How To Know ~JESUS~ Personally…

📺 How To Have A Relationship With ~GOD~

“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect…”

{‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭48‬ ‭KJV‬‬}

What did ~GOD~ have in mind when He created the human male? The world around us offers many images of what it means to be a [Real–Man]. The world offers us the breadwinner, the tough–guy and the workaholic’s unending push for success. Also, it’s becoming increasingly universal that it is the woman who holds the family together. We can be sure that none of these images capture what ~GOD~ had in mind…

If we want to learn some practical lessons about what ~GOD~ intended a man to be, we need to begin with ~GOD’s~ original creation of the first man. The first job given to Adam, the first man, was an intellectual task—identifying and naming the animals…

~JESUS~ Christ taught us to call ~GOD~ [our–Father]. However, we shouldn’t make the mistake of comparing Him to our imperfect human fathers. Human fathers need to learn from ~GOD~. What kind of father is He? He’s tough. However, toughness does not mean hurling thunderbolts. True toughness is best shown when love persists despite rejection and disobedience. ~GOD~ never wearied of patiently seeking Saul of Tarsus, His sworn enemy…

However, while He is loving, ~GOD~ is Not a wimp. He has established absolutes that we can depend on. He always keeps His Word. We can be thankful for that because when we look at ourselves we know that we have not been the men or women He intended us to be. His Word of grace in the forgiveness of sins through ~JESUS~ Christ assures [ALL] who cling to Christ that the Perfect and Almighty ~GOD~ is Truly our Father!!!

Prayer: Our Father in Heaven, I ask that Your name would be kept Holy among us through the conduct of our lives and our persistent love for each other. In ~JESUS’~ Name—Amen…

✝️MARANATHA✝️

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Do you have any questions about a relationship with ~JESUS~ Christ???

If so, you can find the answers by using the links below:

📺 Find Peace With ~GOD~

📺 Steps To Peace With ~GOD~

📺 Invitation To Know ~JESUS~ Personally…

📺 How To Know ~JESUS~ Personally…

📺 How To Have A Relationship With ~GOD~

“And he said, A certain man had two sons: and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him. And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: but as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found…”

‭‭{Luke‬ ‭15‬:‭11‬-‭32‬ ‭KJV‬‬}

✝️MARANATHA✝️

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🎙️ Amateurs For Christ

💻 King James Bible

Do you have any questions about a relationship with ~JESUS~ Christ???

If so, you can find the answers by using the links below:

📺 Find Peace With ~GOD~

📺 Steps To Peace With ~GOD~

📺 Invitation To Know ~JESUS~ Personally…

📺 How To Know ~JESUS~ Personally…

📺 How To Have A Relationship With ~GOD~