12/8/24

12/8/24

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Help Yourself!!"

[14] After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. [15] So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. [16] He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

Luke 15:14-16 NIV

At 1st glance of the text, it may seem cruel that no one gave The Prodigal Son anything (not even the pods the pigs were eating) when he was in need.

● But sometimes God will stop people from helping you so that you can help yourself. 

● Sometimes God will stop people from helping you so you will come to Him and acknowledge Him as your source.

● Sometimes God will stop people from helping so that you can find your way home.

He has not allowed you to be favored or chosen for the promotion, for the grant, for the (Christmas) bonus you feel entitled to. SOMEBODY:

At this point, You can't even get government assistance and as frustrating as it is...

Now you know why.

Let's go back over 3 reasons why this could be happening:

1. God wants you to help yourself and stop procrastinating.

2. God wants you to come to Him and acknowledge Him as your source.

3. God wants you to find your way home (and by home, He means salvation). REPENT and get back in right standing with Him. Matt 4:17 AMPC

So, When he came to his senses....The 1st thing The Prodigal Son did was acknowledge His Father as his source of more than enough. In His Father's house the servants had food to spare (more than enough).

Luke 15:17 NIV

The 2nd thing The Prodigal Son did was he rehearsed in his head what he wanted to say and then he got up (He got himself up unassisted) and went to His Father. 

Luke 15:18-20 NIV 

And last, but not least...

He repented by finally saying to His ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

Luke 15:21 NIV

Acknowledge Him, Get Up (Unassisted) and Repent!!

Praying for you.

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy