Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of Luke)
我夜间的歌曲《路加福音》
Text: Luke 15: 25-32
THE PARABLE OF THE LOST PRODIGAL SON III
“Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.’ But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him. So he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends. But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.’
And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.’”Luke 15:25-32
1. The Older Son
a. He was working in the field.
b. When he came home, he found that a feast was being held.
c. The occasion was the return of his prodigal brother.
d. He became so upset he refused to enter the house.
2. Father and Older Son Conversation.
a. The frustration of the older son poured out.
b. The list of things he had done right:
i. He had served.
ii. He did not transgress.
c. But he was never given anything like this feast.
d. He felt aggrieved that the younger brother should be so well treated.
3. The father’s explanation
a. He was always with his father. This should not be taken for granted.
b. All that the father owned they were his!
4. The reason for Celebration
a. The younger brother was “dead” but he was now alive again.
b. He was “lost” but he was now “found!”
THREE PARABLES
1. All three parables were carefully constructed to teach people.
a. How to have compassion for the Lost.
b. Should they be Found, there ought to be great joy.
2. The Lord Jesus had that heart of compassion:
a. For sinners.
b. For tax-collectors.
Our challenge is to cultivate such a heart of loving compassion!
经文：路加福音 15：25-32
浪子的比喻（三）
“那时，大儿子正在田里。他回来，离家不远，听见作乐跳舞的声音，便叫过一个仆人来，问是什么事。仆人说：‘你兄弟来了，你父亲因为得他无灾无病地回来，把肥牛犊宰了。’大儿子却生气，不肯进去。他父亲就出来劝他。他对父亲说：‘我服侍你这多年，从来没有违背过你的命，你并没有给我一只山羊羔，叫我和朋友一同快乐。但你这个儿子和娼妓吞尽了你的产业，他一来了，你倒为他宰了肥牛犊！’父亲对他说：‘儿啊！你常和我同在，我一切所有的都是你的。只是你这个兄弟是死而复活、失而又得的，所以我们理当欢喜快乐。’”
《路加福音 15：25-32》