The younger son . . . wasted his substance with riotous living.
Live for today - never mind about tomorrow. That seems to be the motto of many today. Eternity is not at all in their thoughts. And yet eternity might start today for some of you. It says of Moses that he chose “rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.” Yes, there is pleasure in sin. Satan has filled the world with pleasures. But remember, young people, that all the pleasures of the world are only for this lifetime and they can never fully satisfy.