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IGNORANCE OF THE ELDER SON.

Text: Luke 15:31 

"And he said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.

 *Our ignorance is our mountain, there is no insurmountable mountain anywhere.* Although the  elder Son in Jesus' parable was not the focus, yet the Lord is highlighting few important learnings from his reactions towards his lost but found brother.

The ignorance of the elder brother prevented him from rejoicing with the Father over his brother's return.

When the elder Son heard about the kind of warmth welcome and party the Father  threw for his brother, he got angry, and refused to join the Father in the merriment. The Father had to come out just like He went out to meet the younger brother to also meet the elder brother and plead with him.

His father enlightened him in order to clear off his ignorance. The Father said to him,  "'Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. (Luke 15:31).

Sometimes, you become jealous over  the success of certain folks within the church, not knowing that God had already blessed you with the same blessings you are seeing in their lives or even much more.

Just like many folks in the kingdom, the elder son was focusing on the wrong things. If only he had set his focus on the right things, he wouldn't have been angry at all. One thing he should have focused on is: I am  always with my Father and all that he has are mine! 

When you start focusing on this as well, your agitations and anxieties would be resolved.

You will no longer wonder about the prosperity of many who seems not to have followed the Lord as you  have been.

You will no longer be perturbed by the promotion of the newly converted believer. You will not be questioning God about where you are and what's happening to those whom you are older than in the faith.

You will only be a believer who has grown to a point where you can always rejoice with every lost son who has returned.

 *Bible Reading :* 

Luke 15:11-32.

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1.) Father God, I receive the grace to always walk in love towards my brothers in Jesus name.

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