The Path of the Prodigal Pt 4

"But when he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger!'" Luke 15:17

I thought that we would take this verse one at a time, because the next two verses should go together, as they are one speech. I think, also, there is enough in this one verse to warrant a closer look.

I love how God leads us to these moments. There are moments like these where we fully realize all that's been taking place and we snap to our senses. Moments like that are amazing. The son here has one of those. After all that has transpired, the son finally has something click in his head, to where he understands, perhaps, the gravity of the situation. Some would say that I'm reading too much into this little verse. There are some who would take it at face value only, and that the son only realized that he was hungry and that his father had food.

They are welcome to their opinions, but this verse says the son "came to his senses." Does this mean that he had been previously out of his senses? Perhaps. Whatever it says about his previous state, it definitely says that now he was thinking clearly. All the events that had just transpired can be, now, seen clearly for what they were and he realizes that he needs his father. He doesn't know how to make it on his own, and that's the main point I think we should realize here. When we come to our senses, we have to realize that we need our Father. To wander off away from Him, thinking we no longer need Him is not just rebellion, it's stupidity.

Praise God for these eye opening experiences. Sometimes He leads us to the sty before He leads us back home, and that's His sovereign will.