This
is the second of three parables that Jesus tells. They are all connected with a
central theme of finding things that are lost. We hear The Parable of
the Lost Coin in Luke 15:8-10: 8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins]
and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully
until she finds it? 9 And when she finds it, she
calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have
found my lost coin.’ 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is
rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Just like in
the first story Jesus’ audience would have been astounded by this account. No
Jewish woman would ever lose a silver coin. Scholars believe the ten coins were
her dowry and most likely worn around her neck. There is no way should could of
lost one, but she did. The result is the same as the first – there is rejoicing
here and in heaven!
Repentance
leads to Rejoicing!
Be wise today
and always – rejoice over those who repent!
