Song of The Month: OCTOBER 2023
- Emma
- Oct 1, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 10, 2023
Found in Luke 15: 11-32, the parable of the Prodigal is an analogy that we’ve all heard. In Sunday School, in sermons, at home.
The story follows a young man who asks his father for his inheritance early so that he can live the dream life. At first, it’s amazing. He impresses friends and spends his time living in luxury, but he soon runs out of money and stumbles upon tough times. After reaching absolute rock bottom, he remembers his father, whose servants never go hungry. The son returns home, prepared to ask for a position as a servant in his father’s house, just for a job and a solid meal. When the father sees his lost son, he welcomes his son home with open arms. The Prodigal by Josiah Queen explores this concept of the lost son.
We were not made for Earth, we were made for Heaven. As heaven-bound ‘creatures’, we often feel the need for something more real than Earth because we know Earth is but a shadow of what’s to come. Trying to fill that gap, we search everywhere for something true and real. Often, we think we’ve found it in earthly pleasures, but we haven’t been looking in the right place. The first verse of The Prodigal puts these thoughts perfectly into words. . . ‘Searching far and wide for something that feels real. I need something that feels real.’
My favourite part of the song are these lines in the chorus, ‘I don’t want to lose my soul chasing after things that don’t lead me straight to you,’ because I think it’s a huge danger to look for the Truth in the dark places of this world. The prodigal searched for happiness and fulfilment in the wrong places and ended up losing his inheritance. He forgot that money and power won’t last for eternity. Thankfully, the one thing he did know was where he would find rest. Home. With the Father. Run To The Father by Cody Carnes comes to mind.
When we find ourselves chasing the wrong things, we need to run to the Father, who’s family never goes without. ‘Now I’m running home like the Prodigal.’
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A lovely message Em, and really something to consider. What are we running for? It should be for God