I am reading the story of the prodigal son in a very different light.
It was not the prodigal son that caught my attention. It was also not the father who poured out grace and mercy on his wandering son. It was the second son that caught my attention – the one to whom the father said, “Son, everything that I have is yours.”
Say that again?? “EVERYTHING I have is yours.” So, why was the son missing the magnitude of his father’s provision? And, why do I, at times, find myself missing the magnitude of MY Father’s provision?
II Peter 1:3 says, “His divine power has given us EVERYTHING we need for a godly life through our knowledge of Him, who called us by His glory and goodness.”
Perhaps the second son, like myself, was lacking in knowledge. Did he truly know his father and how he felt about him?
Ephesians 1:17: “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Glorious Father, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.”
My heavenly Father wants me to get to know Him better, through His Spirit of revelation and wisdom!
If only the second son had known what he had available to him…which was EVERYTHING. If only you and I got to know our Father in such a way that we could walk through this life knowing that we have at our disposal EVERYTHING we need for life and godliness.
That understanding will only come through His Spirit of wisdom and revelation. It is not about us; it is about Him. It is about the fact that He longs to lavish us with all He has. Do we believe that? Can we receive that?
We do not deserve it; we sure did not earn it. It is ours for His sake. It is given with wisdom and revelation. It is given to us to bring heaven to earth. His kingdom come; His will be done.
By Susan Kewin
Christ Fellowship