I'm sure we all have heard the parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32). This is a story of a somewhat dysfunctional family – something most of us can relate to. The son asks his father for his inheritance, immediately, instead of waiting for him to die. The father should have been mad or devastated. Think about it...if your son approached you with such a request ...how would you feel? Yet in spite of the pain caused by his callous son -- the father truly loves him and gives it to him...knowing what the son has planned. The son leaves home, spends it all foolishly and comes home broke. Upon his return, his father embraces him once again and even treats him like a King! So it is for much of the unbelieving world with no acknowledgment of or gratitude for their Creator -- they're happy to enjoy the abundance of God and His creation, while completely ignoring His existence and counting Him as dead. Yet God so loves his prodigals -- and desires every one to return Him! And He waits......with open arms.
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