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b'In Luke 15, Jesus tells three parables about God\\u2019s enormous joy when one person who was going their own way turns around to be reunited with God. In the third parable, a son demands his inheritance before his father dies, and then he goes and lives foolishly until he has nothing left. He gets a job feeding pigs and is so hungry he wishes he could eat the pigs\\u2019 food.\\nWhen the prodigal son comes to his senses, he longs to return home to his father, where even the hired servants have plenty to eat. Yet he thinks, \\u201cI am no longer worthy to be called his son. Maybe I can beg him to treat me like a servant.\\u201d But when the son returns home, his father is watching and waiting for him. The father runs to his son, embraces him, and even treats him with honor. The father doesn\\u2019t scold or resent him but instead fully accepts him as his son.\\nGod is like the good father in this parable. Today, if you\\u2019ve put your trust in Jesus, you are part of God\\u2019s family. You are a child of God, and no one can change that. Even when you fail, you remain His child. God\\u2019s love for you never changes, and He always longs for you to be with Him. He always waits for you to draw near to Him.\\nThe truth is, none of us can do what is right and good in our own strength. It\\u2019s been this way since the first humans rebelled against God. But when we were God\\u2019s enemies, totally helpless to save ourselves, God loved us so much that He gave His own Son, Jesus Christ, to die for us and raise to life. Jesus defeated sin and death, and now He invites everyone to put their trust in Him and come home to God.\\nEven as God\\u2019s forgiven children, though, we all fail\\u2014again and again\\u2014to honor and obey God. But because Jesus has already made us right with God, we can know that He doesn\\u2019t just love us when we are \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153good,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d He loves us every moment.\\nThrough Jesus, you are God\\u2019s child despite your flaws and shortcomings. God still welcomes you, and He will guide and support you if you seek Him. Nothing you do (or don\\u2019t do) will ever change that you are His. Jesus said no one can snatch you from God\\u2019s hand. He will always be your Father, and you will be His child no matter what happens. \\u2022 Golda Dilema\\n\\u2022 If you know Jesus, you are permanently His\\u2014forever\\u2014and there\\u2019s nothing you can do to change that (John 10:27-30). How does this truth comfort you? How does it challenge you? \\n\\u2022 To learn more about what it means to know Jesus and become His, check out our \\u201cKnow Jesus\\u201d page.\\nSee how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children\\u2026 1 John 3:1 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nRomans 8:35-39; Ephesians 2:1-22; Colossians 3:11-15'