The Path of the Prodigal Pt 7

"And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' But the father said to his slaves, 'Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet; and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.' And they began to celebrate." Luke 15:21-24

We see here in this verse that the son is home now, and the he begins his speech that he rehearsed. What I love about this verse is that the father doesn't even let him finish, so joyful he is over seeing his son. He immediately calls his servants and tells them to get ready the things that would signify the restoration of his son, and to get ready a celebration!

I cannot even begin to imagine the relief this son feels, and the joy. Instead of blame, he gets grace; instead of guilt, he gets love. What a great picture of our salvation. When God brings us to Himself, and we finally wander over to Him, after all of our sins and mistakes we expect wrath, but instead get the mercy of God.

Taking a look at the verse, there is one more thing I'd like to point out. Notice that a lost person isn't just lost. They're dead. This is indeed significant, for a dead person cannot choose, will, or do anything. We cannot choose God for our salvation because we are dead. God is the one who does the choosing, and God is the one who does the saving, and in this He gets all the glory.