Transformation From the Inside-Out | Coming Home
The younger son: He came to HIMSELF.
Sometimes being far from home is less OBVIOUS.
Luke 15:25-32
“Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.” (v. 29)
The younger son was no longer SHACKLED to his past regrets or his unknown future; he became like a child.
But the older son was shackled to his past resentment and unknown future; he was acting CHILDISH.
As soon as the younger son comes back home, we realize the older son is FAR from home.
Romans 12:2
Jesus encourages us to be transformed from the INSIDE-OUT.
Jesus isn’t avoiding the places of your pain, he comes NEAR.