Back to the Red Letters

It's been too long. 'Very sorry. Thanks for checking back in so faithfully. I'm back on the Godspot blog path again!

Red Letters. In keeping with my blog quest to keep you in touch with direct Jesus quotes, today, another story. This is another illustration, this time the image is a coin. Jesus uses a lost coin (possibly an inheritance or only the only money of a poor woman) to draw a picture of God's heart for people. It describes His persistent pursuit of people who are separated from Him.

It's a short little story, but try to think about knowing someone who told you a story like this. Who talks about angels? Who actually claims to know what happens in heaven when someone decides to turn their life around and 'repents' to God? Who could honestly assert these things as truth?

Reading a story like this starts to force a choice about Jesus -- either this guy was a total nutcase, a big fat liar, or exactly who he said he was. It's worth deciding.

What do you see in this little picture? Since it's so short, read it a couple times. And read it again. See if anything pops out at you about how Jesus is describing God's pursuing heart.

Today's Story:

The Lost Coin

"Or suppose a woman has ten valuable silver coins and loses one. Won't she light a lamp and look in every corner of the house and sweep every nook and cranny until she finds it? And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors to rejoice with her because she has found her lost coin. In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God's angels when even one sinner repents."

This story is found in the Bible, in Luke, chapter 15.