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The Prodigal Son Revisited
We often forget the son who left home had an older brother
Start with an understanding of tradition
It would be hard to find anyone unfamiliar with the story of the Prodigal Son. The last part of Luke 15 is a parable of reconciliation. However, there are other lessons to be learned as well.
“And he said, A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.” (Luke 15:11–16, KJV)
The picture of this man, who thought that receiving what he believed was his due, is the perfect representation of many of us who rush to our reward, only to find that it isn’t all that we expected, or we aren’t ready for it yet. Surprisingly, we learn what happened when his eyes were opened, and he returned home…
