“’Rejoice With Me; I Have Found

My Lost Sheep.’”

Then Jesus told them this parable: “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

Luke 15:3-7

On the day we visited an orphanage for disabled children and teens, we learned that one of the boys, was about to be adopted.

As the brand-new mom embraced her son, students gathered around her and sang praise songs.

The angels rejoice because someone has been adopted into God’s family.

There is always joy in heaven when one sinner repents.

Praise our Lord that He has adopted us into His family. No wonder the angels rejoice.

Angels rejoice when we repent.

Our Daily Bread – October 27, 2014