JUNE 15, 2012
Lost And Found
Read: Luke 15:4-10
Rejoice with me, for I have found the [coin] which I lost! —Luke 15:9
Recently, I couldn’t find my credit card. I began frantically looking for it
because losing a credit card is no small thing. Automatic payments and
daily purchases would all be disrupted until it could be replaced. Not to
mention the possibility of someone finding it and charging items to our
account. What a relief it was when my wife found it on the floor under
the computer table.
In Luke 15:8-10, Christ told the story of something that was lost—a
valuable coin, which was equivalent to a day’s wages. The woman who
lost the coin was so concerned about locating it that she lit a lamp,
swept the house, and carefully searched until she found it. Then she
told her friends “Rejoice with me, for I have found the [coin] which I
lost!” (v.9). Then Jesus gave the point of the story: “Likewise, I say
to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one
sinner who repents” (v.10).
People are of great value to God. Those who don’t know Him are lost
in their sins. Christ paid the ultimate price by dying on the cross for
their redemption. Do you know people who are lost? Ask the Lord to
give you an opportunity to share the good news with them so they
can repent of their sins and be found by our gracious God.
The Lord has come to seek and save
A world that is lost in sin;
And everyone who comes to Him
Will be restored and changed within. —Sper
To be found, you must first admit that you’re lost.
Source: Our Daily Bread 2012
