Luke 15:11-32 The Parable of the Prodigal Son, Jesus spoke this story to his disciples about a father who has two sons, a younger and an older. The younger son asked his father for his inheritance( I call his free will), and the father grants his son’s request, without a complaint or a waring of impending doom. The father didn’t whipped his son with threaths like some people do to win souls fo Christ. The father let the son go in faith. The younger son took his inheritance and squandered it( like what many of us do with the free will we are given and uses it for our own bad and selfih ambitions), eventually becoming destitute. In Luke 15:17 Finally he came to himself… It wasn’t written that the son not only came to himself alone, but by the father’s faith, the thing that cannot be seen, that connection in his spirit, the image of his father he was created in burst through within his soul as a reminder to who he is and where he came from. Knowing now that his actions and behavior was wrong and it profit him nothing; he now has to return to his father in humility excepting the fact his father never fought him, but allowed him to go when he had everything he need already, excepting his curiosity of the world without his father discipline and guidance. Before he could reach his father in Luke 15:20 “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him, he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.” The younger son confessed to the Father that he has sinned against him and his father didn’t dignify it with an answer, but his called for the servant to bring his son the best rob(a covering for the shame he felf) a ring on his finger (covenant between them) and a sandals for his feet(protection for whatever path he walks). The father gifted and blessed his son, not just because he returned home, but he knew why he had returned home “for if it hadn’t been for the Lord” that’s why the father had the celebration it was a thanks giving for his son being alive and of sound mind.

The older son who was out in the field( about his father business working) returned home to no celebration for him. After all he wasn’t being selfish when he got his inheritance and left his father. He stayed and continued to work for and with his father. He refused to enter the feast for his brother(Luke 15:25-30). But, understand who would ever think by doing what is believed to be right and noble, seems to be a bad thing when those who do wrong seems to get so much attention and blessings. It’s like the Jesus with the sinners and not the Pharisee, the Jews and the Gentile, working all day to get paid as someone who worked for an hour or to find out all that you thought you were doing as a Christian according to what you interpret about the Bible is wrong to you even prosecuting and condemning people. It would be like the older brother make you angry to go into a celebration for them also.

The father explanation for his action towards the younger brother is he was, dead but now alive again Luke 15:32 he was only celebrating his son finding his way, by realizing that what he believe that would bring him happiness was only short lived and instead devastation. The fact that he pleaded with his older son to come into the celebration and all that he has is his also, because he is always with him Luke 15:31. This show the Father was showing no favoritism that his concerns was about both his son’s and they are very important to him despite their differences in the choices they made for their lives.

The Prodigal son, this parable explains to us that as human beings not two of us are the same even though we are siblings and family. The love of God for us is, like that of being a parent. A parent loves and care for their children despite their inadequacy. No matter what they do as long as they understand that home has a revolving door when the world has gotten to hard. But one thing return home with humility, gratitude and respect. The son didn’t return home with the same attitude he left with. Life had thought him there’s no place like home, the safe place where you’re guided, protected, taught and cared for.