Have you ever hit rock bottom? When he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his field to feed pigs. And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate. and no one gave him anything. He's got no money for food, so hires himself out to be a farm hand to feed pigs. You have to understand how humiliating this would have been. Pigs are one of those animals in the category of unclean. as as the Jews would have heard this, they would say, "Oh my goodness, would have been shocked." Now he's competing with unclean animals for food. This is a picture of a miserable estate and condition. And then he came to himself. He came to his senses. and he realized his foolishness. Well, this kid by the grace of God comes to himself. He comes to himself and realizes, "What am I doing here? back home. He he thinks back and says, "The hired hands have enough food, but I'm far away, hungry, humiliated, homesick." Now, at this point, many can be sorry for a messed up life. But godly sorrow, this kid's sorrowful, but godly sorrow leads to repentance. Probably the last words he said to his dad, "I want my money now." Saying, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I'm no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants. This is what's playing out in his head. He realized he is messed up and messed up bad. He realizes he has sinned not only against his father but against heaven. Have you ever experienced that? Have you ever hit rock bottom?
