“Be Joyful For Me”
The tax collectors and "sinners" were all gathering
around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were
whispering among themselves. They said, "This man welcomes sinners and
eats with them."
Then
Jesus told them a story. He said, "Suppose one of you has 100 sheep and
loses one of them. Won't he leave the 99 in the open country? Won't he go and
look for the one lost sheep until he finds it? When he finds it, he will
joyfully put it on his shoulders and go home. Then he will call his
friends and neighbors together. He will say, 'Be joyful with me. I have found
my lost sheep.'
"I
tell you, it will be the same in heaven. There will be great joy when one
sinner turns away from sin. Yes, there will be more joy than for 99 godly
people who do not need to turn away from their sins.
Luke 15:1-7
The
thought of reaching our world for Christ is overwhelming. It is done one soul
at a time, and you can be that one soul who helps bring another to Christ.
When
a wave of sin threw us all on the shore to die, God sent His Son Jesus to save
us. Jesus walked that beach for us, and He is saving us today, one at a time.
When you have been rescued you will want to rescue others.
Our Daily Bread –