“For this my son was dead, and alive again; he was lost,and is found. And they began to be merry“
Commenting on the prodigal son, Matthew Henry’s commentary states, “The prodigal son in the far country was dead to his father, and his family, cut off from them, as a member from the body or a branch from the tree and
therefore dead and it is his own doing.”
Like the prodigal son, most people today, including youths,are cut off from God through sin. They need repentance for restoration. The prodigal son in our texts realized his sinful state, repented, returned to his father,
and was restored to his family. Our Father in heaven is willing to restore a backslider who may be reading this message today.
Beloved, are you far away from God, living in sin and cut off from God’s family? God is waiting to welcome you back to Himself. No sin is too great for him to forgive. Jesus died for the sins of all mankind. Like the prodigal son, come back to God by confessing your sin.