Luke 15:14 (KJV)
And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
The three parables of Luke 15 serve a single purpose: to highlight the value of a soul. God seeks to reach the lost as well as minister to the saved.
· I note that the first parable involves a man.
· I note that the second parable involves a woman.
· I note that the third parable involves children.
There is no one God does not desire to reach.
In our text, the younger son desired his inheritance, received it, and wasted it. There is wisdom in withholding wealth from the young, for they are often frivolous about life.
The Bible says, “there arose a mighty famine in that land.”
Wouldn’t you know it! Just when he had nothing left, the famine hit.
· He did not foresee it.
· He did not save back in case of it.
· He was therefore helpless in it.
I suppose he ought to have been thankful even for the husks.
But he had an option—he could return to his father.
May I say that all of us always have that option? No matter how far we’ve gone, no matter what land we’ve found ourselves in, no matter how we’ve wasted what God has given us, and no matter how bad the famine—we may always return to our Heavenly Father.
And He will always receive us.
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