Celebrate!

Luke 15: 7

7 “Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents...”

When I was a kid in grade school there was something called, “Lost & Found”

It was a place that was filled with single mittens, shoes, hats, and all kinds of clothing.

Whenever something went missing of a personal article, you could go to search through lost and found.

To find something there that belonged to you, was a personal triumph. Not to mention that it put my Mom in a pretty good mood!

The religious big shots during Jesus’ time, didn’t understand what brought about Heavenly joy.

And yet Jesus said there was great joy in Heaven, when a soul is found, that once was lost.

Picture the greatest party or celebration you’ve ever been to, and then multiply that times 1,000.

When a lost soul is saved and recovered and restored, there is a great celebration in Heaven.

I wonder how excited the church is, when a lost person is found?

If we really understood the depth of that Heavenly joy, we might see more people active in evangelizing the world.

I wonder how often those of us who have been found, celebrate the day we were recovered?

Do we demonstrate the overwhelming joy of Jesus, or the doubtful attitude of the Pharisee?

Jesus placed a high priority on seeing the lost come home.

I wonder if the church places such a high priority on trying to locate the lost? Maybe we’d have more celebrations than we currently do, if we did...