Darryl Reid- Jesus At The Centre

Darryl Reid encourages us to seek Jesus and not just his benefits and rewards. Luke 15:19-31 tells the story of The Parable of the Lost Son, or better titled the story of the extravagant Father. We are all familiar with the story of the youngest son, he took his inheritance, left the Father and sought after self-satisfaction. The older son however has a similar heart to the younger son. The younger son got what he wanted by rebellious behaviour, the older son tried to get what he wanted by his good works. Neither valued relationship with the Father, they both sought after what they could get from the Father, neglecting relationship. Father responds to the older son in Luke 19 vs 31, ‘My son, the father said, you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.' Jesus is encouraging us to repent of any behaviour in our lives that doesn’t have Him at the centre. He wants intimate relationship with us!