26 The Lost Son

Luke 15:11-32, TBC Book Two, Chapter 26
While more of Levi’s guests drew near to hear Jesus, the Pharisees stood apart, as if they did not care. “Let me tell you about a man who had two very different sons,” Jesus began.

“One day the younger son came to his father and asked for his share of their property. So the father divided his wealth and gave him his share. Right away the son left and traveled to a distant country, where he squandered all his money, entertaining himself with wild living.

“Then a famine took hold of that country. Everyone suffered, especially the poor. The young man was so desperate that he was willing to do anything just to survive. So he offered to work for a man, hoping the man would feed him. But the man sent him to feed his pigs.

“Now even though a Jew would never do such a detestable thing, he did it. And he was so hungry that he stared at the pigs’ pods, thinking, How I would love to eat even the pigs’ food. . . .

“As he stared at the pig slop, his stomach growled, and he thought, “I know what I can do. . . . 

(See THE BIBLE CLICKS, Book Two, Chapter 26, for the rest of the story.)​

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Today’s Takeaways
     A proverb to guide you: The good news about hitting rock-bottom is having only one way out . . . Look up!
     A promise to cling to: “ For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10 NIV            
     A praise to fill you: Verge of a Miracle   Rich Mullins  [Can skip ad after first 5 seconds]

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