Lost and Found

“The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!"  –  Luke 15:28-30

The Parable of the Prodigal Son is about the lost and found, self-righteousness, and the joy that comes with salvation. Its about a parent/child relationship, sibling rivalry, and forgiveness.

The young son rebells against his father, and demands his share of his inheritance. The son leaves home to experience the world. He squandered his fathers money on the wild life of the day.  With his money gone, he hits rock bottom. And it was there that he realized what he had, and threw away. Completely broken and humbled, the young man, confesses his sin to his dad, and asks to come home to work as a servant.

The parable is about all of us. Sinners lost to the world, until we've reached a point to where we have nothing or no one to rely on but God. Total submission, confession, and complete humility. It is about our selfishness. And it is about forgiveness.  It's an example of how to parent, and how to be parented. Like the father in the parable, our Father can't wait to forgive and fully restore. The parable is not really about the son at all, but about the father... about our Father, and His grace.

The Bible is, from Genesis to Revelation, God providing us with the perfect blueprint for living. 

I hope you will take the time to read the parable all the way through (Luke 15:11-32). I also hope for you, that you will watch the video of "The Prodigal Grandson."  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7bdj1H9xn0&feature=related

Seeking and Following,

Dean

You go nowhere by accident. Wherever you go, God is sending you, wherever you are, God has put you there; He has a purpose in your being there. Christ who dwells within you has something He wants to do through you wherever you are. Believe this and go in His grace and love and power.