Rebellion comes from a desire to be independent from God and to let our fleshly impulses drive our decisions. At the core of our flesh, we all have our own story of rebellion. This past Sunday, we studied this exact point in our sermon which comes from Luke 15 – the parable of the prodigal sons.
Over and over again we have willingly been deceived by sin and we have rebelled against the loving restraints of God. The truth is, we are all prodigals! Like the younger rebellious sibling, our heavenly Father will treat us as if we’d never been away when we return and truly repent. And like the older rebellious sibling, Christ will make our attitudes new and transform and sanctify us when we humble ourselves before Him. We can all come back to God and find not only that His arms are wide open, but that He is running to receive us!