I have recently been reading “The
Prodigal God” by Timothy Keller. The idea of calling God prodigal seems like
heresy until you realize that many of us, myself included, have assumed that
prodigal meant “wayward.” Actually that is not the case. Prodigal actually
means “recklessly spendthrift” or someone who is careless with what belongs to
them. And isn’t that true of God? He was so reckless that he gave His Son, Jesus,
to die for us so that we may be restored to Him.
Perhaps we can be thankful today for
a God who is so reckless, so prodigal, in His grace for us! (Originally written February 2012)
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