It's Time To Come Back Home
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And he said, A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
“The Boy Who Came Home”
Illustration: Nad in his old model T in the same position.
We often lose thing to later find out it was right where you left it...
I. THIS YOUNG MAN SPURNED (disdain · look down one's nose at · despise) HIS HOME
We find this young man saying, “Give me the portion of goods that falleth unto me.”
And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
It is always a sad thing when we see a young man that despises his home.
He was tired of receiving orders and being told what to do.
II. THIS YOUNG MAN LEFT HIS HOME
It was not enough to spurn his home, he left it. “And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country.
How many of you dear fathers and precious mothers and sweet wives have watched the train or bus until out of sight as it bore away the dearest one on earth to you?
You remember how your heart ached? How lonely the old house or farm was without him.
And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
III. THE YOUNG MAN SOON FORGOT HIS HOME
“And took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.”
And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
And as he journeyed on, less and less the remembrance of home troubled him.
Slowly, step by step, the prodigal son went away from home, friends and loved ones.
Each day, the nearer this young man got to the far country, the less and less he cared for home.
IV. THE LONGING FOR HOME
“How many hired servants of my father’s house have bread enough and to spare, but I perish with hunger.”
The utter despair of the prodigal brought him back to his senses. “He came to “himself” and declares the Word of God.
His dire distress brought back the memory of his father’s bountiful storehouse.
He said, “How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare.” Yes, home looks good once more.
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
V. THE PRODIGAL’S HOME COMING
“I will arise and go to my father.”—Luke 15:18
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
This young man awakened to the sinfulness of his heart. There was no self-justification.
No laying upon others the responsibility of the wasting of his goods.
No excusing his career. He simply said, “I have sinned.”
We see the pride of the flesh gone out of this defeated boy, “I am not worthy to be called thy son.”
My dear friends, this is all the prodigal had.
“I am not worthy,” and that is all he needed.