“...And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living.”
If we aren’t careful, we can look at this story and say
… That’ll NEVER be me. I’ll never be like the prodigal son…
Simply because we incorrectly understood what actually made him “prodigal”.
We have heard the story from the angle of the loving father and how he is like God our father.
We have also heard it from the perspective of the older brother and how not to be jealous of the celebration of the return of the lost sheep.
But we have never taken the time to dive into what made the younger brother "prodigal", we just accept him as such.
In today's episode, I want to dive into the "why" of the younger brother and see if we can learn from and avoid his mistakes.
... and with that being said, let's dive right in.