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“Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything. “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” “And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ “But the father said to his servants, ‘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 fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry. “Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.’ “But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him. So he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends. But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.’ “And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.’ Prodigal per dictionary.com includes in its definition “wastefully or recklessly extravagant” and “lavishly abundant” and “a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift.” The well known so-called prodigal son story in the Bible is about a young man who asks for his inheritance from his dad and runs off with it and spends it so “wastefully” and “recklessly” that he ends up poor and miserable and desperate until he “came to himself” and realizes his dad has everything he needs and that he simply needs to confess his wrongdoing and get help from his dad. That’s exactly what he does. What is the KEY to this PRODIGAL STORY, and how does this KEY apply to us? Oftentimes when this story is preached it seems the focus is on how awesome it is when the boy’s dad comes running toward him and lavishes upon him his love and provision and how this mirrors the Lord’s love and forgiveness He has for us when we come to the end of ourselves and turn back to Him, right? Yes! But let’s not miss the KEY and the application for us. The KEY is the boy TURNS from having his back turned toward God to having his face turned to God. He TURNS direction. He TURNS away from his lifestyle of sin and TURNS back to his father. He TURNS in his heart from pridefully wasting his inheritance away and trusting in himself and his riches to humbling himself by realizing his inability, his desperation, his need, and admitting and acknowledging his dad has what he needs and that he will need to TURN not just in his heart but in his actions back to his dad! The KEY to the so-called prodigal son is not about his dad who has been there all along, but the KEY is that he needs to TURN in his heart AND in his actions from going in the wrong direction to going in the right direction – the direction of his dad. Of his father! Friend, the KEY to an indescribably awesomely amazing forever relationship with God, and to all His spiritual blessings and His physical provision also, on earth and in heaven, is that we need to TURN in our hearts AND in our actions from going the wrong direction to going the right direction, to going the right way, and the ONLY WAY to God’s forgiveness and a forever relationship with Him is through the Lord Jesus Christ who died on the cross to pay our sin penalty and was raised from the dead. Which way are you facing? Do you need to TURN? In your heart? In your actions? From facing the wrong direction? To the Lord? To His Word? With a genuine commitment to Christ as Savior AND AS LORD of your heart and life? Then turn, turn, turn! Turn to Jesus as Lord forevermore! Turn away from your wrongdoing. Believe Jesus is Lord and died for you and was raised from the dead. Genuinely commit your heart and life to Him forevermore! Turn, turn, turn to the Lord! A true TURN in our hearts will show forth in a TRUE turn in our actions. May we turn, turn, turn to the Lord! Forevermore!
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Misna čitanja – 4. korizmena nedjelja (C) Prvo čitanje Jš 5, 9a.10-12 Čitanje Knjige o Jošui U one dane: Reče Gospodin Jošui: “Danas skidoh s vas sramotu egipatsku.” Izraelci se, dakle, utaboriše u Gilgalu i ondje na Jerihonskim poljanama proslaviše Pashu četrnaestoga dana u mjesecu, uvečer. A sutradan poslije Pashe, upravo toga dana, blagovali su od uroda one zemlje: beskvasna kruha i pržena zrnja. I mana je prestala padati čim su počeli jesti plodove zemlje. Tako Izraelci nisu više imali mane, nego su se te godine hranili plodovima zemlje kanaanske. Riječ Gospodnja. Otpjevni psalam Ps 34, 2-7 Pripjev: Kušajte i vidite kako je dobar Gospodin! Blagoslivljat ću Gospodina u svako doba, njegova će mi hvala biti svagda na ustima! Nek se Gospodinom duša moja hvali, nek čuju ponizni i nek se raduju! Veličajte sa mnom Gospodina, uzvisujmo ime njegovo zajedno! Tražio sam Gospodina i on me usliša, izbavi me od straha svakoga. U njega gledajte i razveselite se da se ne postide lica vaša. Eto, jadnik vapi, a Gospodin ga čuje. izbavlja ga iz svih tjeskoba. Drugo čitanje 2Kor 5, 17-21 Čitanje Druge poslanice svetoga Pavla apostola Korinćanima Braćo: Je li tko u Kristu, nov je stvor. Staro uminu, novo, gle, nasta! A sve je od Boga koji nas sa sobom pomiri po Kristu i povjeri nam službu pomirenja. Jer Bog je u Kristu svijet sa sobom pomirio ne ubrajajući im opa-čina njihovih i polažući u nas riječ pomirenja. Kristovi smo dakle poslanici; Bog vas po nama nagovara. Umjesto Krista zaklinjemo: dajte, pomirite se s Bogom! Njega koji ne okusi grijeha Bog za nas grijehom učini da mi budemo pravednost Božja u njemu. Riječ Gospodnja. Pjesma prije evanđelja Lk 15, 18 Ustat ću, poći k svome ocu i reći mu: Oče, sagriješih protiv neba i pred tobom! Evanđelje Lk 15, 1-3.11-32 Čitanje svetog Evanđelja po Luki U ono vrijeme: Okupljahu se oko njega svi carinici i grešnici da ga slušaju. Stoga farizeji i pismoznanci mrmljahu: “Ovaj prima grešnike, i blaguje s njima.” Nato im Isus kaza ovu prispodobu: “Čovjek neki imao dva sina. Mlađi reče ocu: ’Oče, daj mi dio dobara koji mi pripada.’ I razdijeli im imanje. Nakon nekoliko dana mlađi sin pokupi sve, otputova u daleku zemlju i ondje potrati svoja dobra živeći razvratno. Kad sve potroši, nasta ljuta glad u onoj zemlji te on poče oskudijevati. Ode i pribi se kod jednoga žitelja u onoj zemlji. On ga posla na svoja polja pasti svinje. Želio se nasititi rogačima što su ih jele svinje, ali mu ih nitko nije davao. Došavši k sebi, reče: ’Koliki najamnici oca moga imaju kruha napretek, a ja ovdje umirem od gladi! Ustat ću, poći svomu ocu i reći mu: ’Oče, sagriješih protiv Neba i pred tobom! Nisam više dostojan zvati se sinom tvojim. Primi me kao jednog od svojih najamnika.’ Usta i pođe svom ocu. Dok je još bio daleko, njegov ga otac ugleda, ganu se, potrča, pade mu oko vrata i izljubi ga. A sin će mu: ’Oče! Sagriješih protiv Neba i pred tobom! Nisam više dostojan zvati se sinom tvojim.’ A otac reče slugama: ’Brzo iznesite haljinu najljepšu i obucite ga! Stavite mu prsten na ruku i obuću na noge! Tele ugojeno dovedite i zakoljite, pa da se pogostimo i proveselimo jer sin mi ovaj bijaše mrtav i oživje, izgubljen bijaše i nađe se!’ I stadoše se veseliti. A stariji mu sin bijaše u polju. Kad se na povratku približio kući, začu svirku i igru pa dozva jednoga slugu da se raspita što je to. A ovaj će mu: ’Došao tvoj brat pa otac tvoj zakla tele ugojeno što sina zdrava dočeka.’ A on se rasrdi i ne htjede ući. Otac tada iziđe i stane ga nagovarati. A on će ocu: ’Evo toliko ti godina služim i nikada ne prestupih tvoju zapovijed, a nikad mi ni jareta nisi dao da se s prijateljima proveselim. A kada dođe ovaj sin tvoj koji s bludnicama proždrije tvoje imanje, ti mu zakla ugojeno tele.’ Nato će mu otac: ’Sinko, ti si uvijek sa mnom i sve moje – tvoje je. No trebalo se veseliti i radovati jer ovaj brat tvoj bijaše mrtav i oživje, izgubljen i nađe se!’” Riječ Gospodnja.