Today we will look at
the second of three parables that Jesus tells as recorded in Luke. 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!
Amen?
