But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.
I am no longer worthy to be called your son make me as one of your hired men."' `I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, ``Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight ``But when he came to his senses, he said, `How many of my father's hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger! ``And he would have gladly filled his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating, and no one was giving anything to him. ``So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. ``Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began to be impoverished. ``And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey into a distant country, and there he squandered his estate with loose living.
``The younger of them said to his father, `Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.' So he divided his wealth between them. Practicing these spiritual disciplines keeps a heart warm toward God. Instead, choose to paddle your lifeboat in the Lord’s direction by meditating on Scripture, praying, and living obediently. In today’s passage, Peter gives a warning to be on guard against attitudes and ideologies that would carry you away from truth (2 Pet. During the day, if I consider pursuing something that runs counter to His plan, the Holy Spirit reminds me that I am not my own. If you’re wondering exactly how to do that, here’s my practice: Every morning, I surrender my life to the Lord. Whatever your drifting story, make this the day that you return to God.Īs with any sin, the first move toward getting back on course is to confess your sin, acknowledging that you have slipped away from the Lord. That’s the lesson from Jesus’ parable about the prodigal son-the foolish boy who followed a pleasure-filled path to ruin before returning to his father and finding redemption (Luke 15:11-32). No matter how far away from God you have drifted, you’re always welcome back.
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