In today's devotional, the last in our series on the parables, we'll be looking at the

Parable of the Lost Sheep and Coim. May you discover today how precious you are in the eyes of God.

And may you be empowered to see yourself, your value as he does.

Welcome to the first 15 podcast.

Our scripture for today comes from Luke 15 verse 7, where Jesus says,

Just so I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous persons who need no repentance.

If the core of Jesus' teachings on the gospel could be summed up with two stories,

they'd be the parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin.

Both stories illustrate one crucially important truth that God pursues us.

Both clearly display God's heart for us and that he willingly and passionately comes down to

meet and help us wherever we are. As we look at these important parables today, open your heart and allow the

reality of God's pursuit of you to transform the way you relate to him and stir up your desires

to seek his face in return. Jesus says in Luke 15, 4 through 7, what man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost

one of them, does not leave the 99 in the open country and go after the one that is lost until he

finds it. And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders rejoicing. And when he comes

home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, rejoice with me, for I have found

my sheep that was lost. Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over

99 righteous persons who need no repentance.

And then Jesus teaches in verses 8 through 10, or what woman having 10 silver coins, if she

loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house

and seek diligently until she finds it. And when she has found it, she calls together her

friends and neighbors saying, rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.

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