The Prodigal Son... or Father?
Luke 15:11-32
I have found a very helpful Bible study resource, and I do believe I'll be trying to share some bits of it with you over the course of time.
This was a very well written piece as he talks to you rather like you're sitting right there with him. Very personable and friendly. Certainly added to my favorites!
We fool around with our eternal souls by playing spiritual Russian Roulette, trusting that our death is not today. However, we do not know what a day may bring forth. We spin the barrel of our spiritual gun, day by day, hoping that there is not a bullet in the chamber terminating our life, thus forever banishing us to a Christ-less eternity. Today is the day of salvation, so why put off this question another day?
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Repentance is not just feeling sorry for one's sin but changing our mind and direction in life. Until a person makes tracks to the Father's house, he is still merely under conviction of heart. But this young man prepared his speech and resolved to serve his father by being a day laborer in his fields. The words "he got up and went to his father" (v. 20) describe his repentance. There have to be active steps and not just words. A person's will must be involved.
Full article found here: https://www.groupbiblestudy.com/engnewatthis/5.-the-parable-of-the-loving-father
God bless!