Come To Yourself, And Head Home

Good Morning!! Jesus taught the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15:11-32. This young man made many wrong choices, but ultimately he accepted responsibility for the consequences of those choices. Deciding to set out on his own, he had asked his father for his inheritance and off he went. He proceeded to make more bad choices, squandering his money on wild living. Eventually the money was gone and he fell to the position of feeding another man's livestock. He was so hungry that even the food he was feeding the pigs looked good. He thought of home,...even his father's servants would be eating better than this.

So he got up and went to his father. "But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.—Luke 15:20 (NIV)

I think I'll return home and become one of my father's servants, he thought. I don't deserve more than that, but I believe he'll hire me. Good choices. To admit his error and not try to blame anyone else. To face up to responsibility. The young man's father saw him coming home. He ran out to meet him with open arms, killed the fatted calf and had a huge party to celebrate his son's homecoming.

If you or someone you know have you made some bad choices,...wandered off and squandered your talents, even your opportunities to do good,...I encourage you to make the right choice of coming home to your Heavenly Father,...He is waiting for you, with open arms.

 

Father God, we've all made so many mistakes. I know many of the things we've done have not pleased You, but we Thank You, for this assurance of Your Love. Please forgive us and take us into Your loving arms. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

 

"If we're not Spirit-controlled, it unlikely that we'll ever be what God intended."