Refreshing Our Spirits With Scripture

3.10 Our knowledge of God often comes from our earthly father or it can come from things other people.   Religion gives off some ideas of God.   Many of these ideas of who God is are not accurate. God is love according to Jesus.   God wants compassion to go out to the sick, the powerless and oppressed and the poor.   God wants repentant sinners to be loved. Jesus presents God as our Father in heaven who want to quickly bless those who move to honesty and a willingness to change and do the right thing instead of the wrong thing. Luke 15. 21  “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ 22  “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23  Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24  For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was ...

3.9- Luke 15. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. Our knowledge of God often comes from our earthly father or it can come from things other people.   Religion gives off some ideas of God.   Many of these ideas of who God is are not accurate. God is love according to Jesus.   God wants compassion to go out to the sick, the powerless and oppressed and the poor.   God wants repentant sinners to be loved.

3.8- Luke 15. 17  “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18  I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19  I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20  So he got up and went to his father. What does it mean to come to your senses? It means reflecting on the sources of healthy living in your life. It means thinking of how to get good food to eat. It means acknowledging sin in your life. It means changing places and faces. It means taking ownership of your choices. It means admitting personal failure. It means moving out of entitlement and into being a grateful person. It means appreciating a job. It means moving forward. Philippians 2. 2  Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort fr...