This
is the third of three parables that Jesus tells. They are all connected with a central
theme of finding things that are lost. We hear the beginning of
The Parable of the Lost Son in Luke 15:11-20a: 11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The
younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he
divided his property between them.
13 “Not long after that, the younger
son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered
his wealth in wild living. 14 After he had
spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began
to be in need. 15 So
he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his
fields to feed pigs. 16 He
longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one
gave him anything.
17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my
father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I
will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned
against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make
me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his father.
The
stories so far have been of lost things that someone else had to go find. In this
parable we see the phrase, “he came to his senses”. The prodigal son knew he was
lost, and had to go home to his Father. It’s true today. When we “come to our senses”
we must go back to father God asking forgiveness.
What do you need to go to the Father for today?
Be
wise today and always – come to your senses and get right with God.
