Parables

Don't you just love God' s word?! I do. Whenever I read the Bible I really want the word to speak to me, to my heart, to my situation. It is the work of the Holy Spirit to allow God's word to transform our heart and minds. Each time I read the Word of God I pray and ask God to allow His word to penetrate my heart, to speak to me. The other day I was reading in Luke, I am currently reading the Gospels. I came across the parable of the lost son, the "Prodigal" son(Luke 15:11-31), we all know the story. So many times I have felt like the prodigal child, "leaving" the Lord to do my own things, he is always there with open arms to welcome me back. But this time when I was reading it the part about the older brother really spoke to me. The story goes; that when the prodigal son returns the father basically throws a big party for him, and then the older brother shows up. The Bible says that the older brother was angry, and refused to come to the party. Then he continues to point out all of his brothers sins to the father, and reminding the father of all the good things he has done. How many times have I done that? Pointing out others "faults" so that my sins don't seem so bad. I need to remove the plank that is in my own eye, before I try to remove the speck in my brothers'/sisters' eye. Lord, help me to rejoice when a "prodigal child" returns, and not think higher of myself than I ought. Thank you Lord for Your word that continues to transform my wicked heart!


Blessings,
Susan