02-03-2008
Prodigal, Come Home!
I will arise and go to my father.
Luke 15:18
The prodigal son demanded his inheritance before he was ready for it, and it turned out to be the worst thing that could have happened to him. He "set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living.
After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine...So he went and hired himself out to a citizen...who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything" (Lk 15:13-16 NIV).
Solomon writes, "There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death" (Pr 14:12 NIV). What seems like a good idea today may cost you dearly tomorrow. So trust God when He says "no", and thank Him when He pulls back on the reins.
In Luke Chapter 15 Jesus points out that the shepherd went looking for the lost sheep, the woman went looking for the lost silver, but nobody went looking for the lost son. He took himself away, he let himself down, he picked himself up, he brought himself back. Nobody is going to do this for you. You must do it!
The prodigal son said, "I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, 'Father, I have sinned'." Notice three important statements.
(a) "I will arise." Everybody falls; the winners are the ones who get back up again.
(b) "And go back to my father." If you are sick of religion - try Jesus. He won't disappoint you!
(c) "And will say to Him, Father, I have sinned."
Today, pray and make things right between you and your Heavenly Father.
SoulFood Bible Readings: Ge 35-36, Mt 23:23-39, Ps 77, Pr 6:29
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