The Unfaithful Wife

Why are some wives unfaithful?

I once knew a man, that was crazy in love with his wife.  He suffered rejection by his own family, when he married her, but it did not matter, because he was crazy in love with her.  I have never seen a man that was more in love with his wife, than this man.

His wife was the only woman in the world, to this man.  If he would have had to walk across a five mile wide stretch of nude beach, to reach his wife on the other side for some reason, then he would not have even noticed those other women.  It was just like a man looking for his car in a parking lot.  The only car that interests him, is the one that is his ride.  This woman was the desire of his eyes.

This man made all kinds of sacrifices to take care of his wife.  He cherished every moment that he spent with her.   He brought her little gifts all the time, for no reason other than to let her know how much he loved her.  Every day he went out of his way, to let her know that she was his most precious possession.  I have never known a man that treasured his wife, more than this man.

How did his wife respond to this man's kindness and affection?

After five years of his continual goodness to her, she repaid his goodness with evil.  She gave her body and her affections to another man.  She betrayed him as surely as Judas betrayed Jesus.

Unfortunately, I have known many men that have been betrayed by an unfaithful wife, but I have never seen it affect anyone, as much as this man.  I have never seen a man that was so broken-hearted, as this man.

This man was so full of life, before he found out that the one that he loved, did not love him back.  Suddenly, this man did not care what he ate, because food had lost all of its flavor.  Suddenly, his vision went from high def color, to grainy black and white.  Suddenly, the soundtrack of his life went from being full of energy, to a dragging monotone.  Suddenly, there was no difference in the smell of a dead skunk, and a fragrant rose, to this man.  Suddenly, he could feel neither pleasure, nor pain, in his body, because the pain in his soul, overwhelm every sensation of his body.  The unfaithful wife had killed her husband, as surely as if she had put a gun to his heart, and pulled the trigger.

While faith in the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) kept this man from suicide, he was never the same again.  He had been fun and spontaneous, before he was betrayed, but afterwards, he became very serious and meticulous.

This man forgave the unfaithful wife when she asked, because he was still crazy in love with her.  Still this man wanted to know, what he had done wrong, to cause his wife to be unfaithful to him.  His wife kept telling him, that there was nothing that he had done wrong.  This was hard to accept, because it meant, that there was nothing that he could do, to prevent her from betraying him again.   Finally, after a few years, he accepted the truth.  While he had never done her nothing but good, she had repaid him evil for good, for no reason at all.

This man almost worked himself to death, to take care of children, that he could not even be 100% sure that he had fathered, because he still loved her.   In fact, when his wife went astray again, he forgave her again, because he loved her children.  The love this man had for the unfaithful wife, was greater than the pain she had caused him.  However, there was no sacrifice that the man could make, to remove the unfaithfulness from his wife.  The unfaithful wife continued to repay this man, evil for good.

Years later, a painful confrontation brought out the truth, about why the unfaithful wife had continued to be cold toward her husband, for decades after he had twice forgiven her.  She still kept her affections for the man, that she had used to kill her husband, all those years ago.  Everything good that her husband had done, could not cause her to love him.  The unfaithful wife still repaid this man, evil for good.

For decades, she had held on to a belief, that this other man had loved her, while her husband had not.   Finally, she knew that she had been a fool, when she realized this simple truth:  If you love something, then you take care of it. 

A man that loves his horse feeds it, shelters it, grooms it, rides it, and gives it medical attention when needed.  Another man might ride his horse, but that does not mean that he loves the horse.  Loving to ride a horse, is not same as loving the horse.  The one that loves the horse, is the one that takes care of the horse.  The one that loves you, is the one that takes of you.  The man that loves a woman, is the one who takes care of her.

This man was the only one that ever loved really her, for he was the one that took care of her, despite how she had repaid his goodness with evil.  This man had taken care of her, when she reached the point of almost dying, from an illness that came on her, due to her unfaithfulness.  This man had almost died from overwork, to take care of her children, that may have been conceived, in her unfaithfulness.  This man had never been the least bit unfaithful to her.  This man was the one that loved her.

That other man was a liar.  He simply told her whatever she wanted to hear, so he could get out of her, whatever he wanted to get.  He had never made any kind of sacrifice to take care of her.  He had almost destroyed her family.  He had wrecked her health.  He had abandoned her, when he was afraid that her husband had found out.  He had never loved her.  He had only loved, what she did for him.

When the unfaithful wife realized who really loved her, then this man and his wife made a renewed covenant, to put an end to the unfaithfulness.

Now some people say that women are responders, and that a man will always get back later, what he puts into her, multiplied.  Sort of like how a man puts a little bitty seed into a woman, and gets back a baby.  They say this, as if women were mindless vending machines.  This certainly was not the case with this man, and the unfaithful wife.

The Book of Truth (The Bible) tells the truth, about the unfaithful wife.  In fact, there is an entire book called Hosea, to explain the truth about the unfaithful wife.

Hosea married Gomer and they had a son (Hosea 1:3).  Then they had a daughter (Hosea 1:6).  Finally they had another son (Hosea 1:9).  Hosea loved his wife and her children.  He never did nothing to her but good.

How did Gomer respond to the goodness of Hosea?  After years of his continual goodness to her, she repaid his goodness with evil.  She gave her body and her affections to other men (Hosea 2:5).  She betrayed him as surely as Judas betrayed the Man of Truth.

Finally, the unfaithful wife realized that these men did not love her, because they did not take care of her (Hosea 2:7).

Hosea was still crazy in love with the unfaithful wife, so he forgave her, and gave sacrificially, so she could return to him (Hosea 3:2).  Hosea then made a renewed covenant with her, to put an end to the unfaithfulness (Hosea 3:3).

There really was a man named Hosea, that was crazy in love with a woman named Gomer, and these things really happened to them, just like the man with the unfaithful wife.  However, this true story was set up by The Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD), as a play about Israel and Him.  In this play Hosea represents Him, Gomer represents Israel, the other men represent idols, and the unfaithfulness represents idol worship.  To say that Hosea, somehow caused Gomer to be the unfaithful wife, is the same as saying that, the Father of Truth caused Israel, to go into idol worship.

Why did Gomer become the unfaithful wife?  What had Hosea done to cause her to become unfaithful? Gomer did not become the unfaithful wife, because of anything that Hosea had done.  Gomer became the unfaithful wife, because of her condition before she ever met Hosea.  The Father of Truth commanded Hosea to marry a prostitute, because her condition was like that of Israel, before she ever knew Him (Hosea 1:2).  Just as Hosea had taken her out of whoredom, so also had the Father of Truth taken Israel out of idolatry, in Egypt (Hosea 2:15).

Just as Hosea had given Gomer children, so also had the Father of Truth caused Israel to multiply (Exodus 32:13).

Just as Gomer gave her body and affections to other men, so also did Israel give her affection to idols (Hosea 2:13).

Just as Gomer finally decided to return to Hosea, after she realized that these other men never loved her, so also shall Israel one day return to the Father of Truth, when she realizes that no one else ever loved her (Hosea 2:16-17). 

The Father of Truth is still crazy in love with Israel, so He has forgiven her, and given sacrificially so that she can return to Him (Hosea 3).  The Father of Truth has made a Renewed Covenant (B'rit Chadashah aka New Testament) to end the unfaithfulness (Hosea 2:19-20).

This Renewed Covenant was promised to Israel, because like the unfaithful wife, they did not keep the Original Covenant (Tanach aka Old Testament) (Jeremiah 31:31-32).  This second covenant was made, because the first covenant was not able to keep Israel, from being an unfaithful wife (Hebrews 8:7-9).  This Renewed Covenant was made to take away unfaithfulness (Hebrews 8:12-13).

This Renewed Covenant given to Israel, is not like the first covenant, that was written on stones (Jeremiah 31:33). This Renewed Covenant is written on their hearts, and minds (Hebrews 8:10).

In an even wider sense, this play is not just about Israel, but the entire human race.  Those that had not been called His people, as part of the first covenant, were going to be called His Children, under this Renewed Covenant (Hosea 1:10).  Those that had not obtained mercy, as part of the first covenant that He made with Israel, would obtain mercy under this Renewed Covenant (Hosea 2:23). 

The Gentiles have been as much like the unfaithful wife, as the Jews (Romans 3:9). This Renewed Covenant has concluded all in mercy, because all have been like the unfaithful wife (Romans 11:32).  Like Israel, the Gentiles were unfaithful, because of their condition, before the Father of Truth knew them (Romans 5:12-14).  Like Israel, He had caused them to multiply, and gave each nation its own land (Genesis 10:32).  Like Israel, the Gentiles gave their affection to idols (Romans 1:21-23).  Like Israel, the Gentiles will return to Him, when they realize that no one loves them like Him (Revelation 15:4).  Like Israel, He is so crazy in love with them, that He has forgiven them, and sacrificially gave the Man of Truth, so that they could return to Him (John 3:16-17).  Like Israel, He has included the Gentiles in this Renewed Covenant, to end their unfaithfulness (Ephesians 2:14-16).

Those Gentiles who accept this Renewed Covenant, would now be called His Children, like those Jews, who accept this Renewed Covenant (Romans 9:23-26).  Those Gentiles who accept this Renewed Covenant, would now obtain mercy, like those Jews, who accept this Renewed Covenant (1 Peter 2:10).  Both Jews and Gentiles, who accept this Renewed Covenant, form a new people, who are completely different, from both the Jews and the Gentiles, who have not accepted this Renewed Covenant (1 Corinthians 10:32).

All that come into this Renewed Covenant, Jew or Gentile, must do so through the Man of Truth, because of the price that he paid, so they could return to the Father of Truth (Hebrews 8:22-25).  The Man of Truth causes both Jews and Gentiles, who accept this Renewed Covenant, to become a single new people, who had never existed before (Ephesians 2:14-16).

This Renewed Covenant will end unfaithfulness, because it is written on a heart, that has been softened by the Father of Truth (Ezekiel 11:18-20).  This Renewed Covenant relies on the the Spirit of Truth (Ruach HaQodesh aka The Holy Spirit aka The Holy Ghost), working on the inside of those who accept it (Ezekiel 36:25-27). This Renewed Covenant is written by the Spirit of Truth, on the hearts of Jews and Gentiles, who accept it (2 Corinthians 3:3). The natural result of the Spirit of Truth working on the inside, is the end of all unfaithfulness (Galatians 5:22). [The Greek word translated as "faith" here literally means "faithfulness".]

Before you can accept this Renewed Covenant, you must realize this one simple truth: The One that takes care of you, is the One who loves you.

The Father of Truth sent people, to bring you back to Himself (Acts 26:16-18). He has given you every good thing in your life (James 1:17).  He sent the Man of Truth to undo the damage, that was done by the Father of Lies (HaShatan aka Satan aka The Devil), in your life (1 John 3:8).

That other one, the Father of Lies, is a liar (John 8:44).  He only wants to destroy your life, your family, and your health, while the Man of Truth came to save you (John 10:10). 

This Renewed Covenant will end unfaithfulness, among those come into the House of Truth (Hebrews 10:16-17).  Those who come into the House of Truth and stay, will have all unfaithfulness removed (Matthew 10:22).  Instead of being like the unfaithful wife, you can come into the House of Truth, by accepting this Renewed Covenant (Romans 11:26-27).  The Father of Truth proved that this Renewed Covenant, will remove all unfaithfulness, from those who come into the House of Truth, when He raised the Man of Truth from the dead (Hebrews 13:20-21).

You can come into the House of Truth, by submitting to the Man of Truth ,because you believe that the Father of Truth, raised him from the dead (Romans 10:9).

Come into the House of Truth.

Do you know a party pooper?

Do you know a party pooper?

Have you ever been to a party and encountered that one person who refuses to celebrate?  Worse yet, they don't want anyone else to enjoy themselves at the party either.

If so, you know the type.

They complain about the noise of the celebration.  They complain about the expense of the celebration.  They complain about the mess made by the celebration.

They refuse to sing.  They refuse to dance.  They refuse to join in any of the games.  They refuse to join in any conversations. They refuse to express any type of joy.  They even refuse to eat or drink anything.

They just sit there and sulk.  They are mad at everyone else for celebrating.  They might even refuse to come into where the celebration is going on.  They only wish that they could some how ruin the party and end the celebration.

Do you know a party pooper?

The Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) told a story about one such party pooper.  This man had to be the king of all party poopers for he had one of the greatest causes of celebration that a person could have but he just wanted to ruin the party and end the celebration.

The first thing about this man was that he had grown up with his younger brother in the same house with his father.  He was the older son of his father (Luke 15:11),  The next thing to know is that his younger brother had refuse to remain in the house with the older son and his father but instead had gotten as far away from them as possible (Luke 15:12-13).  Perhaps you know someone that once lived with you in the House of Truth but abandoned you in order get far away from the Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD).

The older son had been working in the fields but heard music and dancing when he came home.  He immediately wanted to know why there was music and dancing in the house of his father (Luke 15:25-26).  Perhaps you know someone that does not believe that there should ever be music and dancing in the house of the Father of Truth.

Do you know a party pooper?

The older son was given the best reason that anyone could give for people to be celebrating in the house of his father.  His younger brother had came back to live in the house of his father.  Not only that, but his father was sparing no expense in celebrating the return of his younger brother to his house (Luke 15:27).  Have you ever known someone to come back into the House of Truth?  Do you realize how that makes the Father of Truth feel?

Now this was wonderful news and you would think that the older brother would have ran into the house of his father to join in the celebration.  Instead the older son refused to even come into the house.  He was mad that there was a celebration in the house of his father.  There was no way that he was going to celebrate the return of the younger son in the house of his father  (Luke 15:28).   He was a party pooper.  Perhaps you know someone that is angry that people would celebrate the return of someone to the House of Truth?

Do you know a party pooper?

While the father was overwhelmed with joy that the younger son had returned it had not diminished his love for the older son in the least.  The father left his own party to reach out to the older son!  He was more concerned about the feelings of his older son than the celebration (Luke 15:28).  The Father of Truth does not want any of his children to be a party pooper.

Do you know a party pooper?

The older son felt very justified in being a party pooper and immediately began to tell his father why he was wrong to celebrate the return of the younger son to his house.

The older son began by expounding upon his own worthiness and how uncelebrated he was by his father (Luke 15:29).   First the older son told his father how faithful he had been in serving his father for many years. Next, the older son claimed that he had NEVER disobeyed his father in any way.  Lastly the older son complained that his father had never given him even have a baby goat so he could have a small party with a few of his friends.  Do you know someone that has been faithful in serving the Father of Truth?  Do you know someone that thinks that they have NEVER disobeyed the Father of Truth in any way?  (The Book of Truth says that the Man of Truth is the only person that has NEVER disobeyed the Father of Truth in any way.)  Do you know someone that feels uncelebrated by the Father of Truth despite everything that they have done for Him?

Do you know a party pooper?

The older son finished by expounding upon the worthlessness of the younger son and how celebrated the younger son was by his father (Luke 15:30).  The older son referred to the younger son as "this your son" instead of "my brother".  The older son had been hurt when the younger son left their house to get away from his father.  The older son had witnessed the sadness of his father every day since the younger son had left.  The older son felt the younger son was worthless for all the pain that he had caused to the family and was not worthy to be called his brother any more.  The older son was angry that the younger son had used every good thing that his father had given him in living contrary to the will of his father.  The older son felt the younger son was worthless for wasting the wealth of his father in the pursuit of evil.  Most of all the older son was angry that his father had killed the fatted calf and was having a huge party, with perhaps more than a thousand attendees, when the younger son came back.  Have you ever felt that someone was worthless for all the pain that they have caused you or those close to you?  Have you ever felt that someone was worthless for all of the wealth that they wasted in the pursuit of evil?  Would you feel angry if a huge party was thrown when they came home?

Do you know a party pooper?

After the older son finished speaking his piece then the father spoke to make his peace.

The father expounded upon the position that the older son had because of his faithfulness in remaining his house.  The father reminded the older son that he was always with him (Luke 15:31).  The father had been able to shower the older son with love every day because he had never left his house.  Since the inheritance had been already been divided everything that the father had belonged to the older son.

The faithfulness of the older son had been rewarded.

The older son did not need to be given a fatted calf or even a baby goat by his father since he owned the entire herd and the entire flock.  The older son could have had as big as a party as he wanted at any time he chose.  It was nobody's fault but his own that he had not enjoyed what his father had provided.  The older brother had became his own harsh task master that drove him to work hard every day and to never celebrate.  This had never been the will of his father.  The older brother had been the party pooper that had shut down his own party before it even started.  Do you know someone that serves the Father of Truth but never celebrates His goodness by throwing a party with others by using what the Father of Truth has given them?

Do you know a party pooper?

The father expounded upon the position that the younger brother had because he had left his house and then returned to his house.  The father had not been able to shower his love on the younger son all the days that the younger son had remained away from his house.  The father had to celebrate the return of the younger son because the younger son had no power on his own to throw a party (Luke 15:32).  The younger son had squandered his inheritance and was dependent upon his father to throw a party to celebrate.  The younger son had no herds and no flocks of his own.  The younger son could not even throw a party where he was the only attendee.   

The faithlessness of the younger son had been rewarded.

The father reminded the older brother that this one that came home was his brother.  The father understood the pain that the younger son had caused the older son.  The father knew that when the younger son had left his house he had also rejected the older son who had stayed.  The father knew that the younger son had became as good as dead to the older son that day.  The father knew that the older son had lost his only brother that day.

But now, things were different.  The younger son had came back from a lifestyle that would have ended in death.  The older son had regained something that money could never buy: his younger brother.  The younger son had not acted like a brother to the older son when he left the house of his father.  However now that the younger son returned to live by the rules of his father in the house of his father the younger son would act like a brother to the older son.  The older brother would once again have a younger brother but this time forever. 

The father was not celebrating the younger son nor was he celebrating his deeds.  The father was celebrating an event: the mending of the hole that had been in the heart of him and his older son.  All the father wanted was for the older brother to celebrate with him so that his family could be whole again.

When someone comes back into the House of Truth as a Child of Truth by submitting themselves to the rules of the Father of Truth, the Father of Truth is not celebrating them or their sins.  The Father of Truth is celebrating an event: the mending of the hole that has been in the heart of Him and the Children of Truth (those who obey The Father of Truth because they love Him) they hurt when they left the House of Truth.  All the Father of Truth wants is for the Children of Truth to celebrate with Him so his family can be whole again.

Are you a party pooper?

The Father of Truth wants everyone to come into the House of Truth so they can be part of His family (2 Peter 3:9).  Every Child of Truth should be celebrating when someone comes back into the House of Truth instead of being a party pooper (Luke 15:7).  They should be glad whenever someone returns to obeying the Man of Truth because they believe that His Father raised him from the dead (Romans 10:8-10). 

Come into the House of Truth.

Can you go home again?

Can you go home again?

When I was growing up I was blessed in having two places that were home to me.  One was the farm where my mother's family lived and the other was the house in town where my grandma Remington lived.  Although my bedroom was in the house on the farm, I spent almost as much time staying at my grandma Remington's house as I did the farm.

On the farm I had plenty of opportunity to spend time doing outdoors stuff like hiking, shooting guns, fishing, blowing stuff up for the fun of it, camping, sledding, catching snakes, playing in the barn and working on the farm.  I could spend time being alone in the woods or do things with just my immediate family on the farm because we were pretty isolated from other people my age.  I could be almost as loud as wanted since my nearest neighbor was more than a quarter mile (half a kilometer) away.  When I was studying math or science, I sometimes had the music turned up so loud that the entire house shook!  It was awesome!  The farm was where I could work in whatever manner suited me without being disturbed and the farm was my refuge when I needed one.

At my Grandma Remington's I had opportunities do all fun kinds of things with my aunts, uncles and cousins like play games.  We would also have all kinds of interesting discussions about anything and everything.  Occasionally a fight would break out, which was considered a sport by the Remingtons, that would continue until everyone got tired of fighting or one of the uncles decided that things were getting out of hand and put an end to it.  Also my Grandma Remington's was one of those places where everyone in town felt comfortable being at.  When my extended family was not there, there was always a bunch of people about my age hanging out there.  We were always engaged in doing something like playing cards or having a bottle rocket war or planning a camp out.  Lastly Grandma Remington's gave me a place to stay after school which allowed me to participate in all kinds of extracurricular activities that I otherwise could not have participated in.   Grandma Remington's was where I went to be myself and just have fun.

I had the best of both worlds.

However, when I got older my Grandma Remington's house burned down and then she died a few years later.  My grandfather died, my uncle lost the farm and then my other grandma died.  There simply is no home for me to go back to.  As the saying goes, you can't go home again.

Or can you?

You see there is another home that some have lived in at one time in their lives but have left when they got older and that is the House of Truth.  Perhaps you are one of those that left the House of Truth and you are wondering if you can go home again. 

The Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) told a story that answers the question:  "Can you go home again?"

The first thing to notice is that the younger son was living in the house with his father at the beginning of the story (Luke 15:11)  Were you living in the House of Truth with the Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD) at the beginning of your story?

Notice next that the younger son was more interested in what his father could give him than he was in being with his father so he could become like him (Luke 15:12).  Perhaps you were more interested in what you could get from the Father of Truth than spending time with the Father of Truth so you could become like Him.

Now notice that the father allowed the younger son to leave his house when he insisted on going (Luke 15:12).  The father may have pleaded with the younger son to stay in his house and live under his rules before this point but he did not force the younger son to do so.  The Father of Truth gave you a free will and He will never force you to stay in the House of Truth.

The next thing to notice in the story is that the younger son had to go far from his home to carry out his desires that were contrary to the will of his father (Luke 15:13).  If the younger son could have carried out his desires at home then he probably would have.  This would have allowed him to live the party lifestyle that he wanted to live longer since he would would not have had to spend some of his inheritance on renting some place to live.  He might have then tried to convince his father to give him more money when he ran out.  It would have been very advantageous in carrying out the plans of the younger son if his father would have allowed him to remain at home without obeying the rules of his father.   If you left the House of Truth then it was because you realized that you could not live there while being disobedient to the Father of Truth.

We can image some of the things that the younger son might have said to his father before he finally left home.  The younger son may have told his father that he had wished he was dead so he did not have to live under his rules.  The younger son may have told his father that he must have hated him for imposing his rules on him in the first place.  The younger son may have threatened to leave his house unless the father removed his rules.  Whatever the case, one thing is certain: The father would not change his rules in order to keep the younger son in his house.  In like manner, the Father of Truth is holy, holy, holy and He will never change His laws to keep you in His house.

When the younger son was far from his father he was finally free from what he thought were the tyrannical rules of his father.  He now lived with people that did not know his father and had no interest in the rules of his father.  These people got him.  These people were into the things that he was into.  These people were all too glad to help him in his quest to do everything that his father had taught him not to do.  These people were all too glad to help him to stay away from doing the things that his father taught him to do.   The younger son had people that would help him in quest to party, party, party (Luke 15:13).

These people would not confront him for getting drunk because they were doing that too.  These people would not confront him for having sex outside of marriage because they were doing that too.  These people would not confront him for whatever drugs he took because they were doing that too.  These people would not preach to him about using what his father gave him responsibly because they did not use what they had responsibly.  These people would tell him that he was really a good person because after all he was just like them.  These people would never make the younger son feel convicted or judged because after all he was just like them. The younger son had finally found what he thought was love and acceptance.  Did you feel like you were more accepted by those that did not know the Father of Truth than those who did because they never confront you about your riotous living?

That is he found people that made him feel loved and accepted until his money ran out.  The younger son had wasted everything that his father had given him and was helpless when trouble came (Luke 15:14).  He probably asked his so-called friends for help but they had suddenly lost all interest in him.  They would have had to stop their partying to really help the younger son.  It might have required them to make real sacrifices to help the younger son get back on his feet. They had no interest in anyone accept themselves because after all they were just like him.  Have you found that those that made you feel love and acceptance for rebelling against the Father of Truth were suddenly gone when your money ran out?

Things got so bad that he had to take a job feeding pigs, the worst imaginable job for a Jewish boy to have, under slave like condition for wages so low that he was so hungry that he wanted to eat the carob pods (husks) that he was feeding the pigs even though people cannot digest carob pods.  Even then no one was willing to help him (Luke 15:15-16).  Have you found yourself living in the pig pen after trouble came?

At long last the younger son came to his senses. (The Book of Truth, Luke 15:17)  He realized that his father was kind and good while those that did not know his father were selfish and evil.  His father took care of his servants while his so-called friends only took cared of themselves.  The love and acceptance that they offered the younger son had been conditional upon what he could do for them.  Have you come to your senses?

The younger son finally told himself the truth:  Everything that had happened to him was all his own fault (Luke 15:18).  He had insisted on leaving his father because he had not wanted to abide in the house of his father where he would have to obey the rules of his father.  He had gotten far away from his father so he could live under his own rules.  He had surrounded himself with people that were just like him so he could feel good about his rebellion. His father had provided for him but he had wasted everything by refusing to obey the rules of his father.  He was starving in the pigpen because he had not wanted to be like his father.  Have you told yourself the truth?

Now the younger son realized that he was not worthy to be called the son of his father because he had not been obedient to his father (Luke 15:19).  The younger son was now ready be a servant in the house of his father because he was willing to live under the rules of his father.  The younger son could see that his father had imposed his rules upon everyone in his house because his father was wise, good and kind.  The rules of his father kept people from coming to ruin.  Are you now ready to be obedient to the Father of Truth so that you can live in the House of Truth?

Can you go home again?

As the younger son was walking home, his father saw him from a great distance (Luke 15:20).  The father had been looking every day for his son to come home again.  The father had not chased after the younger son when he left because he would not force his son to live in his house against his will.  The father had not went to the far country to shut down his partying and drag his son back home because he would not force his son to live in his house against his will.  The father had not rescued his son from living in the pigpen because he would not force his son to live in his house against his will.  The father did not even leave to get his son when his son decided to come home because his son was the one that had to come home again.   Instead, the father waited patiently for the son to come home again.  The Father of Truth is waiting patiently for you to come home again.

When the father saw the younger son walking towards him he went running towards his son to shower him with affection (Luke 15:20).  If you will walk back towards the Father of Truth, He will run to shower you with affection!  The Father of Truth wants you to come home again more than you want to come home again.

The younger son admitted to his father that everything was his own fault because he had not imitated his father like a son by living under the rules of his father in the house of his father (Luke 15:21).  The younger son knew that if he wanted to come home again then he had to let his father know that he was sorry for hurting his father by leaving his house.  If you want to come home again, then you need to tell the Father of Truth that you are sorry for hurting Him by leaving the House of Truth.

How did the father respond?

The father brought him back into his house as a son (Luke 15:22)!  He put the best robe on the younger son to replace his filth with beauty.  He put a ring on his finger to show that he was his son and not his servant.  He put shoes on his feet to separate him from the earth.  The father didn't even let the younger son make his offer to be a servant in his house for he would have none of it.  The father wanted the younger son to know that he was part of the family when he came home again.  The Father of Truth wants you to know that you are part of the family when you come home again.

The father threw a party with everyone in his house because he was so happy to have his son back (Luke 15:23-24)!   His younger son was as good as dead to him when his younger son had left his house to escape his rules.  Now that his younger had came home to live under his rules it was like he had came back to life!  He had lost a son when his younger son refuse to remain in his house because he did not want to be like his father.  Now that son was found to never be lost again when his younger son came home to learn to be like his father.  The Father of Truth will throw a party with everyone in his house if you come home to the House of Truth to live under his rules so you can learn how to be like Him.

Can you go home again?

Yes! Yes! Yes!  The Father of Truth has been patiently waiting for you to come back into the House of Truth.  The Father of Truth will run to show you affection if you will walk back to Him.  The Father of Truth only wants to hear you say that you hurt him by leaving the House of Truth.  The Father of Truth will bring you back into the House of Truth as his child.  The Father of Truth will be so happy that he wants to throw an extravagant party when you come home again.

Will you come home again?

If so then you must come into the House of Truth.  You must decide to be obedient to the Man of Truth so you can be like his Father who you believe raised him from the dead (Romans 10:9).

Come into the House of Truth.