The Prodigal Son Lk. 15:1-32
Many people nowadays do not go to church.
They say “I am a good person.”
“Why do I have to go to church?”
Well if everyone is good, then why is the world in such a mess?
Why is there division, war, violence, crime and rioting?
And I do not mean just the things happening half way around the world,
These same things are happening in our own back yard;
In Our cities and our homes as well.
Even in our families.
Maybe just a different degree,
But happening still the same.
Maybe we are not as good as we think we are?
Maybe there is a little or a lot of the Prodigal Son in all of us.
In the parable, There were two sons.
One who left and one who stayed.
Neither however were really good.
They were more concerned about themselves.
One wanting his inheritance
while the other stayed home ,
but his heart was just as far away from his father as was his prodigal brother’s.
Both never really understanding that everything the father had was theirs.
Never really understanding their father who never cared about his own possessions which he so freely gave to his sons.
All the father cared about was his sons!
Everything our Heavenly Father has is ours and yet we run off and chase after things in this world like the prodigal son.
Or like the other brother we stay home and appear to do everything we are obligated to do but our hearts are not really in it either.
Neither son was as good as they thought,
but they had a father who loved them anyways and so do we.
No matter how far we stray we always have a home to come to, and a father who will welcome us with open arms.