:: Homebound Prodigal ::

Luke 15:11-32
Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of
the estate.' So he divided his property between them. "Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set
off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent everything, there was a severe
famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country,
who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one
gave him anything.

"When he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving
to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I
am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men.' So he got up and went to his father.
"But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son,
threw his arms around him and kissed him. "The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

"But the father said to his servants, 'Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals
on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is
alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to celebrate.

"Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called
one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 'Your brother has come,' he replied, 'and your father has killed
the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.'

"The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he answered
his father, '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. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with
prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!'

“‘My son,” the father said, 'you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad,
because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' "

New International Version (NIV) Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society

HOMEBOUND PRODIGAL
Luke 15:11-32

Look at the mess I’ve made.
How could I let it get this far?
A lifestyle headed straight to the grave
until I got the wake up call.
It’s a prodigal situation. Pig slop on my plate.
I threw away a life of fulfillment with every choice I made.

I’m a long way from home.
I’ve been playing the part of a fool
and I’m broken down as far as I can go.
There’s only one thing left to do.
I’m a homebound prodigal. Just a homebound prodigal.
I’m a homebound prodigal.

It’s time for me to stop playing games.
I really blew this one this time.
I’m going back to my father’s house.
I’m gonna swallow all my pride.
I’ve really got no explanations. No excuses will do.
The life I chose was a lie from the start.
It’s time for me to face the truth.

I chose a path that took me straight to my destruction.
The freedom I was searching for never came.
I left behind everything this life was ever meant to be.
I turned my back on a love I don’t deserve.

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