Having seen what I've seen, heard what I've heard, and experienced what I've experienced in Christ, the story of the prodigal son resonates deep within me!
A younger son demanded his inheritance, left home, and squandered everything in reckless living. When a famine struck, he hired himself out to feed pigs and longed to eat what they ate. Coming to his senses, he decided to return home and say to his father: “I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.”
But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. He ordered the best robe, a ring, and a feast: “This son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.”
The older brother was angry. The father said: “You are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate—because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.”
I am thankful for my Father's Love, Understanding, and Patience! If you have walked away, the Father is still watching the road. You can come home.
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Roy