02/06/2024
Topic: PRODIGAL SON
Text: LUKE 15:11-24
INTRODUCTION: In the earthly days of Jesus Christ he used parable as a means of communicating to His audience, which includes His disciples, the Pharisees and the Scribes and the multitudes.
The parable of the prodigal son was one his response to the Pharisees and Scribes who murmured against him (Jesus) for coming close to the publicans (always refers to as Sinners). Jesus through this parable (s) reaffirms His commitments to sinners, in order to reconcile them with God, as He has said in Luke 5:32
"I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” (NIV).
The word prodigal means a waster of resources which includes Time, Opportunities, Strengths etc.
Jesus said in the parable that, the younger son said to his father, father give me the portion of goods that falleth to me and the father divided unto them his living".(vs 12).
After receiving his portion, he took his journey to a far country, there he wasted all that he has received with riotous living (vs13).
When famine came, he was left without nothing, he became stranded.(vs14).
In vs 17, he came to himself and decided to go back home to his father and confess his sin to his father.
Like the prodigal son, many of us have wasted kingdom resources recklessly.
Today, there prodigal son everywhere, in governance there prodigal president,Governors, Local Government Chairmen, who are wasting the resources the nation.
Like the prodigal son repented of his sin and went back home to his father to confess his sin. So God is waiting for us to come back to Him. It doesn't matter how far you have gone;, how Long you have been away from God; It still didn't matter to Him(God), if you have wasted all the resources, all He wants is for you to come back to Him and confess your sins before Him and repent from your sin.
God is faithful and just to forgive you. 1Jn.1:9,
Like the prodigal son was restored to his position, God can still restore you when come back to Him.