What if the greatest mistake of the prodigal son was not leaving... but forgetting that everything already belonged to him?
In Everything Was Always Ours, Reginald Rivers leads the reader into a deep, revealing, and transformative rereading of the parable of the prodigal son - one of the most well-known stories in the Bible, yet also one of the most misunderstood.
This book goes beyond the common idea of sin and forgiveness. It reveals a deeper and unsettling truth: the inheritance was never lost, only forgotten. Both the son who left and the one who stayed at home were distant from the Father's essence - each in his own way.
With clear, reflective, and spiritually mature writing, the author explores themes such as:
The illusion of separation between God and humanity
The false idea of spiritual merit
The forgetting of divine identity
The difference between serving God and living in unity with Him
Return not merely as moral repentance, but as an awakening of consciousness
This is not a book about guilt.
It is a book about remembrance.
It is not about returning home.
It is about realizing that we never truly left.
Everything Was Always Ours is ideal for readers seeking:
Deep spiritual growth
Biblical reflections with clarity and sensitivity
A higher understanding of God, identity, and unity
A faith less rooted in fear and more grounded in love
If you sense that there is more to the Christian faith than rules, effort, and merit...
If you intuit that God was never distant...
If you seek a more conscious, free, and authentic spirituality...
This book is an invitation.
Not to conquer something new -
but to remember what has always been yours.