Let Us Not Forget
Jerry Watts
Luke 15:11-24
The story of the ''Prodigal Son'' has reached legendary status. Almost every person (believer or unbeliever) can give the general storyline. Let's see if we can simplify it. A man had two sons. The older one was a hard-working boy who understood and accepted responsibility and duty. Without any argument, he gave all to the home place. The younger son, on the other hand, was the dreamer. He always felt like the grass was greener somewhere else. Both boys enjoyed a comfortable life, but the older one seemed settled while the younger was restless. Finally, restlessness got the best of him and he made a disrespectful request of his father for HIS share of the inheritance. Basically, he said, ''I am unwilling to wait for you to die, so give me what's mine NOW.'' This younger son wanted his freedom. He wanted to be free from dad's rules, dad's chores, and dad's expectations. He wanted to live a life that was free from the things of his past so that he could make his own life that would be loose, lax, and laid-back. His was to be a life of ''no-worries''! It's kind of like those animals from Lion King singing ''Hakuna Matata'' (no worries for the rest of your days). Sounds good, doesn't it. But reality, like it always does, caught up with the young boy like it does for any person, state, or government who tries to live this way.
It was over 240 years ago that this nation formally declared her independence from Great Britain. Although modern day revisionist will have us believe otherwise, our nation's fathers and the early leaders possessed a deep faith in Almighty God and embraced the necessity of His guiding hand to establish and guide this nation. The end of the Declaration of Independence reads, ''With a firm reliance on divine protection, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.'' John Q. Adams wrote that our country was ''Born in a Day with our society founded in the laws of ...
Jerry Watts
Luke 15:11-24
The story of the ''Prodigal Son'' has reached legendary status. Almost every person (believer or unbeliever) can give the general storyline. Let's see if we can simplify it. A man had two sons. The older one was a hard-working boy who understood and accepted responsibility and duty. Without any argument, he gave all to the home place. The younger son, on the other hand, was the dreamer. He always felt like the grass was greener somewhere else. Both boys enjoyed a comfortable life, but the older one seemed settled while the younger was restless. Finally, restlessness got the best of him and he made a disrespectful request of his father for HIS share of the inheritance. Basically, he said, ''I am unwilling to wait for you to die, so give me what's mine NOW.'' This younger son wanted his freedom. He wanted to be free from dad's rules, dad's chores, and dad's expectations. He wanted to live a life that was free from the things of his past so that he could make his own life that would be loose, lax, and laid-back. His was to be a life of ''no-worries''! It's kind of like those animals from Lion King singing ''Hakuna Matata'' (no worries for the rest of your days). Sounds good, doesn't it. But reality, like it always does, caught up with the young boy like it does for any person, state, or government who tries to live this way.
It was over 240 years ago that this nation formally declared her independence from Great Britain. Although modern day revisionist will have us believe otherwise, our nation's fathers and the early leaders possessed a deep faith in Almighty God and embraced the necessity of His guiding hand to establish and guide this nation. The end of the Declaration of Independence reads, ''With a firm reliance on divine protection, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.'' John Q. Adams wrote that our country was ''Born in a Day with our society founded in the laws of ...
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