“A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the
portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. And not many days after,
the younger son gathered all together , journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions
with prodigal living. But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he
began to be in want. Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him
into his fields to feed swine. And he would gladly have filled his stomach wit the pods that the
swine ate, and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of
my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise
and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and
I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’ And he
arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had
compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. And the son said to him ‘Father, I have
sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son. But the
father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand
and sandals on his feet. And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; for
this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’” Luke 15: 11-24 *
This is the parable of the Prodigal Son that Jesus told. This, I believe, expresses the objective of
the Godhead, in that, They allow us to decide whether or not to follow Jesus. If we decide not to
follow Jesus, they honor our choice even though it makes them extremely sad.
Jesus is yearning for us to return to Him and when He sees us making an effort to come back to
Him, He runs to pick us up and puts His own robe of pure righteousness on us to cover our
nakedness.
God’s Love for You
