EchoScene: Prodigal 7 - Brosephus: The Shock of Leaving

Brosephus was stunned. He couldn’t believe his ears. Did Sonny just wish their dad dead?

Shock gave way to anger as he watched his brother ride off and squander the inheritance. It didn’t feel like rebellion, it felt justified, fair even. But fairness can still lead us far from the Father.

“We all went astray like sheep; we all have turned to our own way.” Isaiah 53:6

Sometimes our wandering doesn’t look reckless, it hides behind duty, logic, or the need to be right. Yet distance is distance, even when we defend it.

The Father’s heart waits for both kinds of prodigals: the ones who run and the ones who quietly drift.

When have you mistaken being right for being close to the Father?