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eat. His life became far from what he was used to. It was all part of his,
action.
Reflection:
It isnt God who pushes us to commit sins. It is actually our decision that
made us sinners. We have been given what we deserve but because of
our actions, we have made ourselves far from the love of our God. It is
our initial action that made us sinners. We have money but instead of
using it to help others, we use it for gambling, drinking liquors etc. In
other words we choose to become far from God where in fact He never
left us.
RE-ACTION
Its the twist of the story. The son, coming back to his senses, probably
because he was already tired of his situation, has made a decision to
come back to his father. In fact, he even rehearsed his speech asking his
Father to hire Him as part of their slaves so that he can just eat and
become at least, more comfortable.
Reflection
This act of coming back to senses is also the twist of our story as
Christians. How many of us have decided to change our lives for the
better? How many of us are already tired of sinful lives? How many of
us want to come back to God? The sad thing here is that there are
people who think that they wont be given a chance, that they will be
abandoned that they wont be accepted anymore because of the gravity
of their sins. But its not who our God is, remember?
RESPONSE
Now here comes the Father, upon seeing His son from a distance take
note from a distance, meaning, he was already looking and hoping
that his son would come back, ran into him, hugged, kissed and filled
him with love. Of course, the son having perfectly rehearsed his speech
went on to say what he needed to say but alas, the Father didnt even
listen to any single word of his son. In fact, he made him wear a robe
and ring which were symbols of authority. He commanded his servants
to kill the fattened calf and have a feast. He was so full of joy knowing
that His son, who once was dead, is now alive.
Reflection
This is the perfection of Gods love. When you learn to look up to him,
when you give everything up, when you go back to his love, you dont
even have to ask for apology. The act of humbling yourself against your
pride is already proof that you are worth loving and you can return to
Gods loving embrace. He wont bring out your sins anymore. He wont
humiliate you any further; he will forget what you have done wrong
even if it was against him. Our God is filled with joy knowing that you
have chosen to return to His love. God will break barriers just to reach
out to you just like the father did in the parable of the lost son. If you
have been blessed before, you will be blessed all the more.
Give testimony about college life.
Give testimony about fathers hospitalization.
Give testimony about family conflict and unity.
Friends, its not difficult to come back and follow Jesus. It doesnt
matter if you have sinned or are sinner. It doesnt change the fact that
God loves you so much that he is willing to do everything just to reach
out to you. He didnt say the road will be perfect or that you wont
stumble anymore. God knows our capabilities, our weaknesses but he
wants us to grow in faith which is why he allows these temptations to
happen. All we have to do is to accept his invitation to come back and
make Him the King of our lives. And so, if youre ready to accept him
please stand and join me in prayer that just like the prodigal son, we
too will be accepted back and become part of our Gods kingdom.
Start prayer and segue to Grace.