Category: Wrong Request

“11 Then He said: “A certain man had two sons.

12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood.”

Good Day and welcome to this week devotional. We will be digging out some lessons from the story of the prodigal son.

First lesson today is “WRONG REQUEST”. Inheritance is what belong to a child after his/her parents death. God promised Abraham the land of Canaan but keep telling him, it’s an inheritance of his  children’s children after him. He showed Him the land, He walked through it but never had it while alive.  After Four Hundred and thirty years, it was handed over to His descendants. That is an inheritance. Inheritance is only active after the demise of the owner. The prodigal son asking for his inheritance while his father is still very active and alive is a wrong request at the wrong time. It’s a sign of impatience. He was the youngest and had an active elder brother. It shows how lazy he was to make such request.

What are you requesting wrongly? What are those desires of yours that needs to be patiently earned? Some request sounds like, “I Don’t Mind What You Feel Or What You Go Through, I Just Need This And That”, these are wrong request at the wrong time. That you are gifted as a minister doesn’t mean you are called to start your ministry. That you earn more than your spouse (even as a man) doesn’t make you God of the home but a bread winner. Your wisdom might be respected but that doesn’t mean you must be the leader of your group. Wait for your time to get your inheritance. The prodigal son, though was granted his request, but it wasn’t an inheritance any more but a cursed gift. Beware not to lay a curse on yourself through greed for power, position, wealth and fame. Think about your request and let it be rightly presented.

Good Morning