A youth ministry initiative by RBC Ministries
where you can find devotionals and resources for youth.
A youth ministry initiative by RBC Ministries
where you can find devotionals and resources for youth.
October 29, 2009
Those who have been found should seek the lost.
READ: Luke 15:4-24
This my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. —Luke 15:24
A Wall Street Journal article by Jennifer Saranow chronicled the extraordinary efforts of middle-aged American men who are trying to find the favorite car they once owned and loved, but lost. They are searching on-line car ads, phoning junkyards, and even hiring specialists who charge $400 an hour to help them search for an automobile that once symbolized their youth. These men want the actual car they owned, not one just like it.
Some would call their efforts frivolous—a waste of time and money. But the value of a car, like many things, is in the eye of the beholder.
In Luke 15, people who were despised by their society came to hear Jesus. But some religious leaders complained, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them” (v.2). To affirm how valuable these “sinners” are to God, Jesus told three memorable stories about a lost sheep (vv.4-7), a lost coin (vv.8-10), and a lost son (vv.11-32). Each parable records the anguish of losing, the effort of searching, and the joy of finding something of great worth. In every story, we see a picture of God, the loving Father, who rejoices over every lost soul who is found.
Even if you feel far from God today, you are highly valued by Him. He’s searching for you. — David C. McCasland
Source: Our Daily Bread
Filed under Devotional, Our Daily Bread and tagged with Salvation.
It’s great to know we are highly valued
I was once lost but now was found by my heavenly Father.Amen
An inspiring story to share. I guess the parable of the lost son is still the best way to express God’s unconditional love through how the father actually came to forgive him and gave him the best eventually. I’m truly touched by the story and really pray that regardless of any sins that one has committed, be it big or small, our Father will still be the same old Father whom you abandoned and accept once again. He chose to forgive you because you are such a darling to him. He remembered waht you did to him, all those hurts and sorrows, but all to all, He loves you. He really loves you. More than gold or silver. More than himself. Amen?
sometimes I did’t realize that I am Highly Valued.
I’m so glad to hv such a GREAT Jesus Christ!!! Praise the Lord for all the things that He’d given to me.
I know that I forgot Him usually, because I’m too busy with many chores to be done – a lot of tasks!!
but at the end..only HIM can help me. no matter what, He won’t leave us because He loves us so much!
God Bless You.
It is indeed great comfort to know that God loves us just as we are, weaknesses and all. It is this kind of love that gives us the ability to dare to love others and even ourselves. Thank God for a love like His which is like no other.
It is really a wonderful presentation, expressing the immeasurable love of God
i was again brought by God recently when i been pray for the through of death (killing my self) to go away.