Day 9 - The Robe of His Presence - More of Jesus Devotional

The Robe of His Presence

Tim Munyan 

Luke 15:11-32

       In the story of the prodigal son there is a point when the father runs to his returning son and tells the servants to bring the “best robe” from the house and put it on his son. The question that needs to be asked is: What is “the best robe?”
      The “best robe” is the fathers robe! Think about it for a minute. The father’s robe probably smelled like his father, was probably too big and might have even had his initials on it.
      The robe signified the father’s presence. The son had been out of the father’s presence, but was now again covered by it. It wasn’t something he had to put on himself. It was put on for him. He just had to show up. It was large enough to cover everything and then some. With that extra large robe, the father was saying, “I will cover your failures, your poverty, your shame and sin with my presence as if it had never happened. I will restore and help you become who you really are, and discover who you are really meant to be. I will cover your dishonor with my name and my honor. It will be as if you had never left my presence.” Only the robe of his father’s presence could remove the stench of this son’s sin.
       No matter how much the son tried, he could not get himself clean enough to feel worthy of coming home. At the same time he couldn’t forget what it was like to be in his father’s presence. He was drawn by the sound of his voice, his touch, his smell, his wisdom.
There may be a point in our life when we ran from God and made friends with the world. Maybe we have thought that God could never accept us or use us again, but then remembering what it was like to be in His presence, hearing His voice and feeling His love began to beckon us. Then suddenly coming to our senses we now long to come back home. Once we have experienced the joys of His presence we can never forget them, no matter how far we run.
       God is a God of restoration! He has a “robe of His presence” for us! Is it time for you to come home and enjoy the Fathers presence? He’s waiting to put His robe on you!

Questions:

1.What is the significance of the father’s robe and the fact that it is not just any robe?

2. How does being in God’s presence help us overcome our failure and mistakes?

3. What are some ways you can enjoy God’s presence today?