Read: Luke 15
I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance. Luke 15:7 NKJV
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It was an affront to the religious leaders when Jesus
spent time with "tax collectors and sinners." The parables in this passage were
a message to these Pharisees and teachers of the law. He told the story of three
lost things: a lost sheep, a lost coin and a lost son.
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Those Pharisees who complained were like the older
brother of the prodigal son who said, "…All these years I've been slaving
for you and never disobeyed your orders…But when this son of yours who has
squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf
for him!' (15:29-30 NIV)
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Our role here on earth as Christians is not to
congratulate ourselves on how good we have been. Our lives should so shine as to
draw lost people to our Lord Jesus Christ. Lord, make our home a lighthouse so
that those who are lost on the sea of life will find their way to shore. Give us
a heart to love and disciple those who were lost and are found.
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“…we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was
dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.'" Luke 15:32 NKJV
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