The Prodigal One

Last month when I preached at the county jail the Chaplain sang the song The Old Man is Dead. The lyrics are: “Now and then an old friend of mine, I’ve not seen for some time,Will stop by and ask me where I been, What’s on my mind.They wonder why I’m not drinkin’,And still painting this old town red.I tell them I’m serving Jesus now, And the old man is dead And the man you see before you, May look a lot the same,I may wear the same clothes, And have the same old name.But you’re looking’ on the outside, If you could see inside instead,You would see a brand …..