Rooted Principle - July 6, 2026

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Welcome back to the Everyday Faith Podcast from Eastside with today's Faith Rooted Principle. Hey there, welcome back. I'm Isaac Johnson. Today is Monday, July the 6th. Hope you have a great start to your week this week. I want to give us our rooted principle for today, which is this stay close to the Father. Stay close to the Father. And really, I want to just take and get us to think for just a moment about the story of the prodigal son. And uh normally we always think of the prodigal and we think of his sin, and we'll talk about that in just a moment, but I want to read a verse talking primarily about uh the older son, Luke 15, verse 31. It says, And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. All that I have is thine. And we know, of course, we know this story of the prodigal son, and we're familiar with it, uh, but I don't really want us to think about the prodigal's decision. That's not our focus. Uh and yes, he he went and lived a wicked and sinful life at that point in his life, but instead I'd like us to focus on what took place between the oldest son, the son that remained with the father. Uh in verse 28, we notice the brother's reaction to the news that his younger brother had had come home. He was angry because of all the attention that the father was giving to the younger brother. The older brother reacted like probably most of us uh would react uh and acted like uh we're doing everything by the book, and the younger brother is the one that messed up, but now he's being rewarded for it. Come on now, right? And truth be told, the older brother was was filled with jealousy, and jealousy will always turn into anger, and that's why we can't allow ourselves to get to the place where we become jealous of someone else's relationship. While the oldest son was was clearly upset and angry, he failed to recognize the very things that could have kept the younger son from walking out the door of his father's house. The older son stayed close to the father. He stayed close to the father. Spend time with the father, spend time with the father. It's so important to spend time with the father. Hebrews thirteen five, let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content rather with such things as ye have, for he saith for he hath said, I will never leave thee nor forsake thee. How much time are we spending with our heavenly Father? We spend enough time with our Heavenly Father to get to know him personally. If we're to ask how many of us know who God is, we would say, Yeah, we know who God is. If we're to ask how many of us and who know who Jesus is, hey, we we know who Jesus is. However, if if we are to ask a specific question about our heavenly Father, could we give a correct answer? The prodigal son had to come back to the Father while the older son remained close to the Father. Listen, don't run from the Father. Don't become bitter at the Father. Just grow closer to him and serve him faithfully. Hey, stay close to the Father. Yes, uh, the prodigal son, he drifted off and he came back to the Father and he got things right. But the other son had the opportunity just to stay close to the Father. Let's stay close to the Father today. Thanks for listening. Have a great day. Thanks for joining us for today's Rooted Principle, right here on the Everyday Faith Podcast. If today's conversation has encouraged you, be sure to share it with someone who might need it. And don't forget to follow and subscribe so you never miss an episode. We'll see you next time, right here on the Everyday Faith Podcast.