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About-Him.Com Devotional 02-19-2005
Http://About-Him.Com/ My Thoughts on the Life of Christ, from His Baptism to His Ascension. 166: Parable of the Lost Coin - Luke 15:8-10 Luke 15:8 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? 9 And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. 10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. A poor woman of the region had ten coins, perhaps her dowry which was precious to her. She lived in an unlighted adobe hut with straw on the floor. When she lost one coin, she lit a candle and began to sweep and search diligently until she found it. She then called her neighbors and asked them to rejoice with her because she had found the lost coin. Just as these people rejoiced, there is joy in heaven over one sinner that repents. Conclusion and Application: This parable focuses on the heart of God in regard to the lost sinner. The individual coin that the women lost wasn't of any great value, but nonetheless it was hers. It was part of the treasure that she valued and help dearly. It wasn't fitting that it should be on the unpaved floor and eventually be pressed into the dirt and be forever lost. She lit a lamp and began a systematic and diligent search. She didn't give up until she found it. The coin bore an image of the emperor of Rome and it didn't belong in the dirt. We were created in the image of God and we don't belong in the dirt either. We belong with the rest of His treasure. Though we be of little value and absolutely unworthy , we mean a lot to Him and He will not give up until He finds us and restores us to our proper place. We are His jewels and He is gathering us to His collection I Timothy 1:15 Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief: Malachi 3:15 And they shall be mine, saith Jehovah of hosts, even mine own possession, in the day that I make; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Questions: 1. What parallels can be drawn between Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 16:15-18, Luke 24:47 and this parable? 2. Do we comprehend the very heart of God? How he grieves for the lost and is not willing that we perish (John 3:16-17)?
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