So he got up and went to his father. But while the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. Luke 15:20 Notice that the compassion in the heart of the father was precipitated only by…

I’m no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired workers. Luke 15:19 Though I am sure this young man’s perception still needed to grow, his ideas were changing for the better. He understood that he had fallen from his former state. He realized the meaning of the point…

I’ll get up, go to my father, and say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.’ Luke 15:18 This man really spent some time thinking about what he would say. He took several steps, all necessary for true repentance. First, he gave up on himself. He recognized his utter failure.…

When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have more than enough food, and here I am dying of hunger! Luke 15:17 CSB This young man got his mind in gear again. His foolish living had led him down a dark and dangerous road into deep depression. But…

He longed to eat his fill from the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one would give him anything. Luke 15:16 CSB This man had nobody to turn to. His poverty was profound if the pig food looked like a feast. Nobody cared about his plight. We have an idea that poverty is…

Then he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. Luke 15:15 CSB We don’t immediately think about it, but feeding pigs would be, to Jewish hearers, an even more distasteful task. Pigs were considered unclean. This this job not only reminded the…

After he had spent everything, a severe famine struck that country, and he had nothing. Luke 15:14 CSB No foresight and no planning. Adding to the evil of asking for his inheritance prematurely, this young man foolishly failed to use his money well. Thus, brining himself to poverty, he was in a dire situation. Heavenly…

Not many days later, the younger son gathered together all he had and traveled to a distant country, where he squandered his estate in foolish living. Luke 15:13 CSB Money gets us into so much trouble! This young fellow wasted no time in getting himself into a bad situation. He could have thought better of…

The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate I have coming to me.’ So he distributed the assets to them. Luke 15:12 CSB One of the things we need not miss in this parable is the sheer evil of this request. It is of comfort to us…

He also said, ‘A man had two sons.’ Luke 15:11 CSB Here we have the beginning of one of the most beautiful things ever to come from a pen. The parable of the prodigal tells us so much. It stands as a shining testimony to the glory and love of Almighty God. But, also, never…