(In my opinion John 15:1-17 provides the theological framework behind the Luke 15:11-32 story)
What if the younger son (in part) had it right?
Perhaps he rightly understood that the inheritance was for now.
But to remove the inheritance from the Father was like removing a tree limb that is laden with fruit from the tree.
The immediate fruit remained, but now was mortal,
not to replenish unless the limb was regrafted into the source that supplies the continuance of growth.
How often we are the older son missing the abundancy of living that was always the intention.
Our Father will not die; our inheritance is also for now.
'My {child}... everything I have is yours.'
