Luke 15:8-10
8‘Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds
it? 9When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbours, saying, “Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.” 10Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.’
I’m going to let you in on a secret: I am a fairly disorganized person. I lose stuff all the time, and it drives me nuts. To me, nothing is more frustrating than to be sure that the thing I thought was in one place just isn’t there—or anywhere else for that matter. And it’s always the important things that get lost, isn’t it?
We have all been there, sweeping the house, searching carefully in every corner and under every couch cushion until we find the keys or that darn cell phone. However, this search for our material possessions is easier than finding the intangible things we so easily lose track of—our time, our faith.
But we can take comfort that when we are searching for time to devote to our lost priorities, or searching for ways to renew our faith, God is there with us, lighting the lamp, turning over the couch cushions, and rejoicing with us when we finally come home to Him.
Now where did I leave those darn keys??
Karen Goodlow
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