Can You Rejoice? The Lost Has Been Found!

Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won't she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, 'Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.' In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God's angels when even one sinner repents." Luke 15:8-10 

Meditate. Consider Rejoicing.

 

Imagine with me a story about The Lost Coin.

 Knock – Knock – Knock

Rhoda, would you like to come over for some mint tea? Grandma Anna is brewing a fresh pot.

 

“No. No. I can’t come over now. I lost one of my silver coins,” cried Rhoda, nearly in tears.

“I must find it so I can pay my family’s Temple tax. I know I had ten coins and now I only have nine other coins,” thought Rhoda.

 

I’ll count them again.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

Oh, where is that tenth coin?

I’ll count them again. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

The tenth coin is lost.

                                    Light your lamp!

                            Sweep your house!

It is not around the bed.

It is not under the bed.

Sweep under the low table.

No coin under here.

It did not fall…into my water pot.

Shine your lamp here.

Not with the pomegranates.

Sweep around these cushions.

There it is! We found my lost coin!

Thank you for helping me!

 

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 7, 8, 9, 10! I have all ten coins!

Celebrate with me!

Rejoice!

 I must tell all my family, neighbors, and friends!

The Lost Coin has been FOUND!

         Have you ever felt sad, discouraged, or overwhelmed over losing something precious to you? This coin was for a necessary Temple tax for Rhoda’s family.  Sure, she had nine other coins, but this one was a special Temple Tax coin. Maybe she would have to spend more than she had budgeted for if she had to replace it? Maybe she was living in fear of what her husband or father would say if she didn’t find that coin?  No one wants to be called “irresponsible,” “careless,” or “negligent,” which is what they might accuse her of if she didn’t find that coin. Do you think she might have prayed, “O Lord God, please help me find my lost coin”? What a kind neighbor to help her, suggesting what to do and where to look. Rhoda was really happy—joyful over finding her lost coin. She wanted to celebrate! Would you join her along with her family, neighbors, and friends in commemorating the event?

             Look at this story again. If the “lost” thing were a person instead of a coin, how would you feel? What do you think Jesus would do in this situation? What do we learn about Jesus from this parable?

Prayer – Lord Jesus, I want to see people as You do—the lost and the found. Show me where I can best serve You and rejoice over finding the lost.

 

Verse of Salvation ~ In that day the people will proclaim, "This is our God! We trusted in him, and he saved us! This is the LORD, in whom we trusted. Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings!"  Isaiah 25:9

 

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