The lost son comes to his earthly father and says to him in verse 21, Chapter 15 of the book of Luke: "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son". To repent we need to humble ourselves. What a powerful lesson from the lost son when he comes to a point where he realizes that he has sinned but most of all the he is humble enough to accept it, recognizing (confessing) that he has sinned against his earthly father and worse of all against his Spiritual Father, God. We have the opportunity to repent of our sins and the Lord is calling us to humble ourselves and be able to confess our sins , and He will give us His forgiveness. "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness" I John 1:9, "and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sins" I John 1:7b. Only our Father in heaven, through His Son Jesus, can cleanse our us of all unrighteousness. Praise our Lord Jesus Christ!
Armando Perdomo
In today's reading, I was most struck by the phrase "the younger son got together all he had." Evidently he had no intention of returning to his father's home. It made me think about whether or not I have ever got together all I had and left - a relationship or a situation - with no intention of returning. Sometimes it is important to draw such a boundary...but other times I'm convinced that I've just up and left because I was mad or the grass seemed greener or whatever. The ties that hold us to people and places are often very precious. I needed to be reminded not to take them for granted.
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