Letting Black Sheep Be Black
“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.” – Luke 15:11,12 There are many lessons to be learned from the story of the prodigal son, so for the next few days, we are going to dive into this parable full of grace, love, and restoration and examine the wonderful things it teaches us about Jesus and life in His Kingdom. Have you ever been the “black sheep” of your family? Maybe you were the rebel who kept your parents up at night or perhaps you were the first one to confront someone’s wrongdoing and it didn’t go over well. Whatever the case, being on “the outs” with family is not optimal; it hurts the one who’s being rejected and it’s hard for the rest of the
