We live in a fast-paced, ever-moving world where everyone seems to be rushing in every direction.

And yet, in scripture, God desires to teach us that walking with him is our greatest and most important adventure.

Join Scott Pauli along this journey as we rediscover the joy of our walk with Christ.

Most often it is referred to as the parable of the prodigal son. Perhaps you've heard of it, Luke

chapter 15, the young man who took his father's inheritance, went to the far country, spent it

a hall, blew everything, ended up with nothing. But I like the title of the old Scots gave this

story. They didn't refer to it as the parable of the prodig. They didn't refer to it as the parable of the

prodigal son. They referred to it as the parable of the wonderful father. You see, the real

hero in the story is the father. He's mentioned 12 times. You see, that's a picture of our

heavenly father. Isaiah chapter 9, verse 6 says his name should be called Wonderful.

Counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting father, the Prince of Peace.

You see, the God of salvation is a loving father.

He is not a God who keeps you at arm's length.

He is a God who draws you in. He is not a God who keeps you at arm's length. He is a God who draws you in.

He is not a God who stops you on the porch and says, I told you so. He is a God that flings open the front door and says, come in, it's all yours. Three hundred times in the New Testament,

our God is referred to as Father, and every one of those is a revelation

of something. It's a revelation of his heart. I told you last time that Rembrandt painted two

different paintings based on the prodigal son. Why too? Well on the first he painted it from the

perspective of the son but he came back and he said that's not sufficient and he painted it from the perspective of the son. But he came back and he said, that's not

sufficient. And he painted the story again from the perspective of the father. You see, this is not

just about the lost. It's about the Lord. It's not just about the prodigal. It's about the pursuer.

God is revealing something here about how wonderful a father he is to us. So let's pick up the

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