“I will arise and go to my father...” ~ Lk. 15:18
When these words were spoken, a broken hearted father was unaware of this life-transforming decision made by his son. The son had been in a far country sinning. While some parents were asking the question, “Why did my child go wrong,” this father was watching, and asking, “When will my boy come home?” We know this because he was ready for him when he did arrive.
Cornelius Van Til says, “The prodigal is an illustration of the inability of the covenant-breaker to drown out the voice of the Living God...It required a constant act of suppression to forget the past. But that very act of suppressing itself keeps alive the memory of the past.” The far country cannot silence, the tender teaching of a loving parent the prodigal had as a child.”
Jesus had an affinity for prodigals in His ministry.
When our boy, Jake, walked out of our lives for 18 months we thought we may never see him again but one day he called us and we told him how much we loved him. He not only came back to us but he came back to God, and he has been going to church since he came back. Thank you, Preacher, for refreshing this sweet memory.
Your "Breakfast with the King" teaching for today coincides so well with today's "scribblings". It so happens I get to spend some time this morning with my prodigal and I will now enjoy our time together so much more. Thank you so very much...