Luke 15:11-24                                  "He came back"

* He wandered    Vrs 13   "FAR COUNTRY"

Proverbs 14:12 there is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

* He wander too far

He left his family, he left his fortune, he left his faith ( a Jewish man shouldn't be with the swine)

* He wandered  too Foolishly

(He left his home behind)        (He left his honor behind)         ( He left his hopes behind)

He was just like young people today "If i just can get away from home" they do not think about what they are giving up.

* He was wild   Vrs 13   "WASTED,  and RIOTOUS LIVING"

He was out of control. Wasted it all.

Some have wasted their lives.

* He forgot who he was (He was his father's son)

Good thing his father could not see him. It would have broken his heart.

Our heavenly Father sees it all.

* He forgot where he was from (Wrong place)

Ephesians 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

* He woke up Vrs 17 " HE CAME TO HIMSELF"

He woke up to his position, he woke up to his predicament (SOME NEVER WAKE UP)

* He woke up in a hog pen

The hog pen does not have to be a pen of hogs. It could be the jail house, the hospital, the drug rehab center......HOME LOOKS GOOD FROM THE HOG PEN!

Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived: God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Are we ready to reap?

* He woke up in a horrible place

He was in a place of no real fun, no real friends, no real future.

Thank God he woke up!

* He went back    Vrs 18 " I WILL ARISE AND GO"

* He came back with honesty

He was in a low position, and a lousy place.

* He came back with humility   Vrs 19 " NO MORE WORTHY" (Fit)

James 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

This young man went far, but he came back. I'm glad we have a heavenly Father who wants us to come back home.