This is a couple of days late, but it has stuck with me for the last couple of days, so it must be worth sharing. I have found myself dwelling for the last couple of days about the older brother's cultural obligation to serve the honored guest, serve his younger brother! The brother that was lost but now is found. My mind goes immediately to houseboats (as I'm sure a lot of ours do) and how we, the older brothers who have walked faithfully with the father, are called to be the servants of our younger brothers and sisters (campers, barnies). The natural response of a follower of Christ is to give of one's self in self-giving sacrificial servant love. For if we "truly love [Jesus] more than these", we are called to "feed [His] lambs", "take care of [His] sheep", and "feed [His] sheep".
May the Glory of the Lord, rise among us
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