In Luke 15:11-20, Jesus tells the people the parable of the two sons. One son decided he wanted his half of his father's wealth now and his father gave it to him and let him go. Did the father try to talk the son out of leaving? I know many parents try to steer their children on a path that will lead to success or logical living, but this proves that even father's who would give their children 1/2 of everything still can't keep the child from going off on their own path.
The son went off, lived a wild life, and lost and squandered all the wealth his father gave him. He lost everything.
The son decided to get a job feeding pigs.
I ask the question, why didn't the son try to get a better job? Pigs were sloppy, muddy, and smelled bad. I kind of read the story as the son didn't make very good decisions and this was just another poor decision.
The son got very hungry because he had run out of money. Jesus says that even the pig slop looked appetizing.
The son decided to head home to his father and ask to be hired on as a servant. The son had finally humbled himself and realized the error in his ways.
Why did hunger change the son's senses instead of something else going awry to bring the son around? Why didn't some of the wild living or lost wealth change the son's mind?
The father saw the son coming home and ran to embrace him. The father overlooked where his son had failed him in the past and lived with his son in the present. I feel that is true with God loving us today. If we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, it doesn't matter what we've done in the past, God lives in us today.
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