vs 9-10, And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.’ In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.
vs 32, We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!
Luke 15:6, 9-10, 32 NLT
There IS a special joy that comes from finding something that has been lost - no matter what it is or how it might have been lost. One of my favorite sayings of all time is, "Those who keep an organized desk will never know the joy of finding something they thought they had lost forever."
As joyful as it is to find something, it's even more so when it's someone who is found. This year marks a major milestone for my high school's reunion. The actual reunion is one date, but quite a few want to also meet the night before. They want to get the party going once they're all in the same place. The closer it gets to the date of the reunion, the more focused everyone becomes and the more energy there is in trying to find "lost" classmates. In the email thread today, you could almost hear the excited response when it was written and then read that over 50 new addresses had been added in the last week.
In thinking about that today and feeling the excitement of it all, I got to thinking about heaven. Verse 10 of our text for today reads, ...there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents. If we will find the ones who are lost and dead in their sin and help them find new life, then we can all be together when our Father calls us home, and we can get this party going.
Prayer:
Father,
The time is drawing near. Help us to be more focused and expend more energy in showing the way home for all those who are lost to You. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
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