Bible Reading: Luke 15:25-32
Key Verse: Verse 31 – “And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.”
Key Words: all that I have is thine
I would venture to say that just about everyone reading this devotion knows the story of the prodigal son, but we often forget about the elder brother. When the prodigal returns to his father, he recovers five things from his father: 1) a kiss (love); 2) a robe (royalty); 3) a ring (ownership); 4) shoes (protection); and 5) he was given a party.
When his older brother heard of all this; he was jealous and refused to attend. His father went and found him, and the elder brother then shows his ignorance when he said, “I have been faithful to you, and you’ve never thrown me a party.” You see, the elder brother failed to understand that while his younger brother had received a kiss, a robe, a ring, some shoes, and even a party that he would one day inherit “everything” (verse 31...”all that I have is thine”).
The following conversation was heard between an old farmer in the country and the new pastor.
“Do you belong to the Christian family?” asked the minister.
“No, they live two farms down,” replied the farmer.
“No, no, I mean are you lost?”
“Lost? Why, I’ve lived here thirty years.”
“I mean are you ready for the Judgment Day?”
“When is it?” asked the farmer.
“Well, it could be today or tomorrow.”
“Well,” said the farmer, “when you find out for sure when it is, you let me know. My wife will probably want to go both days.”
Now, the moral of the story is simple. When we fail to see what the father has done for us, we will make a fool of ourselves. Now you don’t want to do that, do you?
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞ Don’t focus on what you don’t have; focus on what you do have.
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