Good morning. Skipping verses – some reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood
Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. Back then, and even now, people believed that when
something bad happens to you it was because you did a great sin. Do you suppose that these
Galileans were greater sinners than all other Galileans because they suffered this fate? I tell
you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish (though He did not say it would be a
horrific death). Or do you suppose that those 18 on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed
them were worse culprits than all the men who live in Jerusalem? I tell you, no, but unless you
repent, you will likewise perish. Again, just because something bad happens to you does not
mean that you are a bad person. On the other hand, the opposite is also true – just because
something good happens to you does not mean that you were a good person. Then we have
the parable about the prodigal son. The younger son wanted the share of the estate that was to
be his. The oldest son always got an extra share – so this would mean 1/3 of all. He gathered
everything together and left. This meant that he had no plans of ever returning. He spent it all
and got a job feeding pigs. He then came to his senses. He goes home to ask his father’s
forgiveness and beg for a job. While he was still a long way off his father saw him and felt
compassion. Most likely he had heard the rumors that the older son had heard. Who knows
how many sleepless nights he had spent grieving over his younger son. For the father to feel
compassion towards the son, the son must have looked horrible. We’ll finish this tomorrow.
Father thank You that the reader is always faithful to You. He/she does not turn his/her back on You and Your ways.

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