The Father and the Prodigal Son (2)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bible Verses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(RcV) Luke 15:21 And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned
against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be
called your son. (22) But the father said to his slaves, Bring
out quickly the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on
his hand and sandals on his feet. (23) And bring the fattened
calf; slaughter it, and let us eat and be merry, (24) Because
this son of mine was dead and lives again; he was lost and has
been found. And they began to be merry.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Words of Ministry~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[Part 2 of 2]
When the son returned home, he was a poor beggar dressed in
rags. But after the best robe was put on him, he was covered
with a splendid garment prepared especially for him. With this
robe on, he was qualified to match his father. The best robe
put on the son is a full type of Christ as our righteousness in
whom we are justified before God. Hence, putting the best robe
on the returned prodigal signifies justification in Christ. As
those who have Christ as the best robe, we are justified by
God.
The father also told the slaves to put a ring on his son's
hand. I believe this was a gold ring. This ring signifies the
sealing Spirit given to a returned sinner (Eph. 1:13). This
ring is a sign that a repentant sinner receives something
divine, the very Spirit of God Himself. The ring signifying the
sealing Spirit indicates that the returned prodigal belongs to
the Father. It also indicates that whatever the Father has as
an inheritance belongs to the returned son.
In 15:22 we see that sandals were also put on the feet of the
returned son. Sandals separate one's feet from the dirt of the
earth and strengthen him for walking. The sandals put on the
son's feet signify that God's salvation separates us from the
world and unto Him so that we may then take His way.
With the robe, the ring, and the sandals the returned one was
fully clothed and adorned. This means that he was fully
justified and qualified and could be accepted into the father's
house. Then the father told the slaves to bring the fattened
calf and slaughter it for their enjoyment. Thus far, we see
Christ as righteousness to justify a repentant sinner
outwardly, the Spirit as the seal, and the power of God's
salvation separating a repentant sinner from the world. Now we
see that Christ is also the fattened calf to fill us with the
divine life for our enjoyment. The father, the returned son,
and all the others could enjoy feasting on this fattened calf.
So "they began to be merry."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(c) 2007 Living Stream Ministry. Bible verses are taken from
the Recovery Version of the Bible (RcV) and Words of Ministry,
from Witness Lee, Life-study of Luke, pp. 301-302. Both are
published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. (Repeat
2/12/01)
Please visit us at www.emanna.com
Comments to: comment@emanna.com
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe ultimate.philippine.travel.blog@blogger.com from the mailing list, simply click on the link below:
http://mail.emanna.com/smpro/s.pl?r=1&l=2&e=ultimate.philippine.travel.blog=:blogger.com
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Email: ultimate.philippine.travel.blog@blogger.com
ID: 16016
Time Completed: 11:09 PM
Language: English
List: 2.list
Email type: plain
Message Date: 09/29/2007
