The title to this post may be a little confusing to those of you who are well versed in the story of the prodigal son in the Bible. However, God is trying to convey a serious message to us all, and it should not be overlooked.
First, for those who aren’t familiar with the prodigal son, lets dive into this beautiful story.
In Luke 15:11-33, Jesus tells this story. It begins with a Father who had two sons. He divided his inheritance among both of them equally. The younger of the two sons then went off into a path of wild living and soon spent all that He had received from his Father. A famine came over the land and soon the younger son was desperately in need. He then received a job from a citizen of that country, helping him to feed pigs. The son was so hungry He even longed to fill his stomach with the pods the pigs were eating. The son then came to his senses and decided that He would go back to his Father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.
As the son was walking home, his Father saw him still a long ways off and ran to him and was overjoyed and filled with compassion for him. He threw his arms around him and kissed him. The Father then told his servants to bring him an expensive robe to wrap around him. He placed a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. The Father had a huge feast to celebrate the coming home of his son. The older brother became very angry because all these years he had been loyal to his father and had been working for him. He did not believe the younger son deserved all of this. Yet, the Father assured the older son that the coming home of this once lost son is to be lavishly celebrated.
This story never really held any significance in my head and heart until recently. This younger Son is much like so many of us. We receive with open arms the blessings our heavenly Father generously gives to us, yet we run away from Him. Something else entices us and we no longer feel the need to stay close to our Father. Once we finally come to our senses, we are absolutely mortified at what we have done and how we have ran away from our Creator. We expect and we deserve to be given up on and rejected. Yet, when we decide to come back to our heavenly Father, He is waiting with open arms with a huge smile on his face.
We deserve to be punished for everything we do against the Fathers will. However, He chooses to forgive us of ALL of our sins. We are never too far gone. In Gods eyes. nothing can separate us from his love. He is waiting with open arms for you to fall into him and allow him to hold you and protect you. God will meet you EXACTLY right where you are, and HE will love you. So come running back to the Father. He is waiting for you to leap into his arms, holding nothing back. With open arms.
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:37-39
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