Lu 15:20 "And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.
The father here is a picture of God's eagerness to save sinners who turn to Him in repentance. In their culture, it was unusual and undignified for an elder, especially a father, to run. Elders were typically respected figures who maintained a composed and dignified demeanor. By running openly, he risked his reputation.
That's how propitious and favorable God is toward sinners! In front of the watching angels, God, as it were, ran the distance from heaven to earth, willingly risked His reputation on the cross, becoming a spectacle of shame in the eyes of the watching world.
You don't have to beg Him to be in the "mood" to save you. He is already in the "mood." All you have to do now is to run to Him by faith in Christ for salvation.
