Grace for a prodigal
As Dr. Luke records the parable of the prodigal son, he tells us that the son took his share of the family inheritance, “set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living.” I have friends who have experienced this. They may not have gone away to a foreign land, but they definitely were in a different spiritual country. None of them are proud of those times. All of them wish it was different. They each wish their testimony didn’t include some of what they became involved in. But, like the story in Luke 15, these friends “came to their senses” and returned to the Lord. In some cases they had never been part of God’s family, but He reached out to them and brought them into His “home.” Many times there is a sense of gratitude on the part of these folks that I admire. I am not at all sorry for the fact that God never permitted my life to include some of the situations others have been in. I am grateful to God ...