Olive Tree Church

Gary Blair: The Prodigal Rebel The parable of the prodigal sons is about two sons that, though they are sons, live like orphans. Both of them mistrust their father. The first has the heart of a rebel, and takes his inheritance and squanders it, believing that his father is a kill-joy and that life will be better without him. The result is brokenness and desolation, for rather than finding joy, he found that life apart from the father is bankrupt. He was made for the father. So, this son returns home, hoping to become a slave. But rather than becoming a slave, for the first time he discovers the full extent of his father’s love. He is restored to the position of a son, with significance, acceptance and security.