25/08/2026
MORNING DEW
26-08-2026
Theme: WHY THE PRODIGAL SON AND NOT HIS BROTHER? 3
Text: Luke 15:11-13 (NLT) .. A man had two sons. The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons. “A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money in wild living.
Author: Charles Bomuaku
MESSAGE
The third reason why the prodigal son was preferred was that he trusted in the love of his Father, hence, his return to meet Him, however, his elder brother's heart was not right with the Father. "The older brother was angry and wouldn’t go in..." (Luke 15:28, NLT) Look at that scripture again. It says that he was angry and didn't go in. His anger with his Father shut the door against him. Anger with God or whom He has sent to you can shut you out of God's presence, coverage and blessings, and expose you to the devil's manipulations, control and attacks. Trust in God's unfailing love no matter what comes your way, light will surely show up. Lastly, look at Luke 15:31, “His father said to him, ‘Look, dear son, you have always stayed by me, and everything I have is yours."*This is the place that touched me most. Everything that the Father had belonged to the elder brother, yet he never asked for any. Was it that he didn't know about it or that he knew and refused to ask? This is the tragedy of many believers today. They complain a lot but don't pray. Many don't even know what God has made available to them because they refuse to study the Bible. "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee,..." (Hosea 4:6, KJV) God has given us the right to ask but when you refuse to pray or ask with the right motive, you won't get it even when it is yours. "You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it. And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure." (James 4:2-3, NLT)
PRAYERS
1. Holy Spirit please lead me to pray right henceforth in Jesus name
2. Father forgive me for every wrong attitude of mine towards you and your servants
3. Father let my heart always be right towards you and people in Jesus name
4. Ask God what you want
5. Thank God for answered prayers