Zack's Zap Pack Page #6

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It's about a father

and his two sons.

He loved them so much he gave

them rules to follow,

Rules that would

keep them safe.

The father told his sons

that everything he owned

Would some day belong to them.

The younger brother

started thinking

How nice it was going to be

to own everything,

And his heart became

filled with greed.

He asked his dad, "When will

I get everything you own?"

"When I die."

"Dad, could you die soon?

I want everything

you own right now."

The father was shocked

and terribly sad,

But he agreed to give the son

half of everything he owned.

The son was so excited that

he ran off to the big city

Without even saying goodbye.

He at the finest foods and he

slept in the fanciest hotels,

But what he enjoyed most

Was the attention he got

from his new friends.

They told him how

great he was

And how much they

cared about him,

But one day while he was

with his friends,

He reached for his wallet

And discovered his money

was all gone.

He spent all the money

his father had given him.

He turned to his friends

to see if they could help,

But one by one, they left,

leaving him all alone.

Soon, the son was sleeping

in the streets

- And eating out of garbage cans.

- Gross.

He finally found a job

feeding pigs on a farm.

They paid him by giving him

Whatever food the pigs didn't eat.

More gross.

He wondered if his dad

would ever forgive him

For wasting all of his money.

He sat in the mud

and cried and cried.

That's terrible.

So what did he do?

He decided to go home

and see if his father

Would give him a job that

paid him with real food.

The young son walked up

the long driveway to his home.

His dad saw him.

He was so happy

to see his son

That he ran out and hugged him

and then he ran into the house,

Got clean clothes, and planned

a huge welcome home feast.

What a great dad.

Can't believe he forgave his son

for wasting all that money.

My dad. The souffl!

It's still in the oven!

Well, no erasing that one.

Oh, nonsense.

God's grace can erase any

mistake, no matter how big.

God may forgive me,

but what about my dad?

What if he misses work

and gets fired?

Let's just focus on

what's before us,

Not what might or

might not happen.

Ephesians 6:
1, "Children,

obey your parents

Because you belong

to the Lord,

For this is the right

thing to do."

Too late for that.

I know I messed up, Pinkie.

You don't have to keep

reminding me.

[Calculator chattering]

You watch it, T.I.,

or I'll turn you off.

Now, think about it, Zachary.

Why would our heavenly

father want children

To obey their earthly

fathers and mothers?

Well, because if we

obey our parents

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