God’s gracious love for us. Several important truths are worth noting. First, the failure of the two sons is no reflection on the father. Jesus tells the story of a rebellious son and a resentful son in order to reveal the heavenly Father’s love. The sins of the sons are not because of the father. The sons do not fail because of some deficiency or inadequacy on the part of the father, but because of their own willful reaction against the father. Unlike our heavenly Father, we make mistakes. No parent