We are all Prodigal..

just one random fact.. before i knew that prodigal meant i always compared it to prodigy so i though it was good.. hehe but NOPE! well.. i was half wrong..

Everyone has heard of this parable. We are either of the sons and the God is the Father. (pun intended).

This time I tried to find something new through the passage. In verses 16 and 17, there are parts that describe the younger son as wanting to "fill his stomach," and that he was "starving." I never really paid attention to those words, but I realized it means that it is only through the Father that we can become full. Even if we have monetary/material wealth, they all can be squandered quickly. No matter what, there is always going to be something missing or something in us can never be fulfilled without God. It is a miracle that the son became humble enough to realize this and go back to his father.

On the other hand there are the types who are the elder son. Even though we know God, we have to have a relationship with Him. It doesn't mean anything if we don't have a relationship with God. The elder brother did not have a meaningful relationship with his father, and he expects his father to throw a party for him? I think that is too much. God wants US to seek, wants US to ask, wants US to knock on the door. He will always be there for us and that is the most amazing part. The father did not feel bitterness toward the elder son when we complained, he was patient and kind; he still loved his son.

The father loved both his sons. With the free will that he granted his sons, and even when one son abandoned him, when one ignored him, he still showed the grace, tenderness, and true unconditional love that God offers us. What more could be better?

Helen