(deeper spiritual lesson here—perhaps for limited audience—but open invitation to all)

I would draw attention to the (s).

There are rightly two prodigal sons in the story.

There is one that gets the attention—but gets right when he gets on the road for home, before he gets the attention.

The other does not get right—even though he has been faithfully working “at home” all the time, he cannot enter his father’s house in response to his father’s pleading invitation.

 

How about you?

Are you a son or daughter of the Father?  Have you accepted Jesus as your King and surrendered everything?

Then what?

Decide which path of the two prodigal sons you will take.

As I said a few days ago (11-16-12 “THE REMNANT REVOLTS”), God’s true followers wander and need to return.

Some of us have wandered into “far countries” and done it all, and gotten broken, and come to our senses, and returned home.

Some of us have been “so good” working outside the house, and think we deserve something for it, and miss the invitation to the party.  We think we’re better than the “other”.

 

The older son had his reasons, and so do we.

Please, don’t miss the party.