The Prodigal's Pig Pen

"And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him."

The words of Jesus in Luke 15:16

A young man chose to leave the comforts of home and the love of his father.  He wanted to go his own way and do the things he wanted to do.  It didn't take him too long to realize that what his father had to offer was better than what the world had to offer.  It took learning the hard way.  

I had to learn the hard way, and if you are honest, you did too.  We go our own way, turning our backs on all that we have known because we think our way is better, and then one day we wake up and realize we are in the pig pen eating with the swine.

But don't stay in the mire.  The pig pen is not the end of the story; it's only the beginning.

"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."  The words of Jesus, Luke 15:20

You know why I love this story?  When the son finally realized he needed his father and turned towards home, his father already saw him a great way off!  The first person this young man saw was his father, and his father was watching and waiting for his return!

Maybe you know someone who is headed for the pig pen, perhaps they are in the pig pen, maybe it's you.

Realize where you are and turn to Christ.  Your heavenly Father is watching and waiting for you!  

He wants to forgive you and make you His own.

He ran, he repented, he returned, and he was restored!  The same is waiting for you...

        But that's just me!

You can read the full account in Luke 15:11-32