Secret Stories

Secret stories: the lost son- Christianity
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The parable of the lost son is the story of a father and his two sons, whereby the younger son requests for his inheritance, but later squanders it all in a far away land. To the young man’s surprise is father accepts him unconditionally. The young son returns with the intention of asking for a job as a worker in his father’s homestead, but he is welcomed and a feast is prepared in his honor. The older son is not enthusiastic about his younger brother’s return, but the father reminds him that his son’s return is to be remembered and celebrated, and the older son was still entitled to his inheritance. In the story, Jesus seeks to highlight the importance of redemption to the believers.
The parable of the lost son shows boundless love and Jesus sought to urge his followers to follow suit just like the father welcomed his lost son so should Christians love others. This parable may not have been clear at the time, but it is surprising that the father did not ask anything in return for letting his son back home. The mere act of forgiveness on the part of the father demonstrated that a person who feels wronged often makes a difference in enhancing reconciliation. The lost son got the chance to reevaluate himself after squandering his fortune, and the parable reveals that he ‘found himself’ it was as though he repented after realizing his wrong choices had created a lift with his family.
The father in the parable is akin to a heavenly father further highlighting the need for believers to seek forgiveness and repent. Since the son misused all his money in sinful acts it seems that that it was up to him to seek his father’s forgiveness. It was until the lost son had been left with nothing that he soon realized that living alone, desperate in a far away country while his father still had wealth was not ideal. The act of humbling himself and accepting his mistakes shows that it was possible to repair a broken relationship. It as though God the Father is gracious to those who humble themselves before him.
The father had long recognized his son and waited for him to arrive. It seems that the father was willing to welcome his lost son to the extent that he would embrace him. Despite being disgraced by a runaway son, the father shows compassionate love. The parable demonstrates that a father&rsquo...