It's Not What You Do; It's Who You Know

Have you ever heard that expression? How many times have you gotten the job or the opportunity to do whatever because of who you knew?

That is many times the way it is. It helps even more if the person you know has influence in what ever it is you are trying to do.

Jesus told a story recorded in Luke 15 about a father with two sons. The youngest one decided he would take his inheritance early and left home. Lacking the wisdom and probably the desire to restrain himself, he burnt through his inheritance quickly and found himself in poverty in a foreign country. He had to take jobs that were beneath someone of his social class to support himself and it was not a good situation. He was eating at the animal trough with the pigs he was taking care of.

Experience is a great teacher. It will make you think and the situation this young man was in made him remember his home and how even his father's servants lived better than he was currently living.

With this in mind, he decided he would go home. He knew what he would say to his father.

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 happens next is the crux of the story for me.

“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."

You see, even before the son could make his apologies and put forward his repentance, he was embraced by his father and welcomed home.

The father knew the son. The son knew his father. And because of this, a second chance was forth coming.

You probably know the rest of the story, but if you don't, go to Luke 15:11-31 and read it.

The Lord knows all His children; the ones at home and the ones far away from Him. If you are ready to come home, He is waiting to welcome you. If you get to know Him, you will find Him to be gentle and meek. 

I can tell you as one of His servants, that you will be treated well. He will always be there to hear you and He is a great listener. He also forgives when forgiveness is required. You will never be alone again. He is always with you.

Consider getting to know Him. He is waiting.