God and the Prodigal Son
Jesus shared a compelling story that reveals God’s character many Christians missed, or misunderstand
Bible teachers refer to the story Jesus told in the gospel of Luke as “the parable of the prodigal son.” The majority of Christians based on what they were taught read the story usually in their favor, but seldom in God’s position. However, when you consider carefully three things in that parable: what the father did, what he did not do, and when you listen to what the father said pertaining to his sons and you will understand God’s position.
The Parable As Told
Let’s revisit the story in Luke chapter 15:11–32 (reading from the NKJV).
A Man Had Two Sons
…“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. (Verses 11–13)
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…
