Luke 15:7
Luke reminds us today
that God is happy with the one who is seeking His will on a daily basis;
however, He is overjoyed at the individuals who decide to leave their old paths
and turn to Him today… This is not to say that He is doesn’t care about those
who are trying to walk right, but that He is devoting His resources to
strengthening you so that others can turn and seek Him… You play a vital rule
in the kingdom of God and this is not about
your appearance in church but how you appear to others that you encounter on
your way to church or your home or workplace… God is smiling at the steps you
are taking and joy is filled in heaven when you bring another soul to Him… Your
desire on a daily basis should be to get at least one… Share the good news of the gospel with your peers, be the beacon
light God created you to be and open up your hand of love to the stranger that
may have never known love before… You are called to please God and the best way
to do that is bring another person before Him… Jesus made His mission
clear on this earth clear when He said, “I am here for the sick…” The desire of God is not to see us perish, it isn’t to see us
struggle nor to see us in bondage to sin or in captivity of the desires of the
flesh; God desires that we repent from our natural form of sin and be reunited
with Him… Repentance in the ability to acknowledge your sin and then choosing
to turn away from it… There are a lot of us that have not completed the
repentance stage of this Christian walk and this leaves our lives still full of
voids and unanswered questions… God is ready to transform, mold and wipe clean;
however, He is waiting for you to truly repent and turn… This message today
reminds us that all is not lost… You may feel down and out, you might have written yourself off
and may even be on the edge; the word of today is that there is joy waiting to
spring up, Christ is ready to
smile down with favor upon you and is ready to fill your life if only you would
give Him a try… So many of us have been trying things on our own, we have tried
to figure it out, tried to come up with solutions and find ourselves continuing
to fall by the wayside… While in this state we often times give up on finding
the answer, if you are in this state right now than Luke has a word for you… All is not lost; and you can still come out on
top… When you come out on
top you will find yourself in the minority instead of the majority… You will be
of a select few which have made it which is why the heavens are filled with
joy… So many of us have let our past failures restrict us and limit us;
however, the word is clear in that God wants you to be that 1 percent… Be the one
person that brings joy to the Lord, your friends may become few and far
between, situations may appear to be going south, but you just trust in the
Lord knowing that you made the right decision and will be better because of it…
I find another message in this passage which deals with a self-inventory that
we must do… Luke says that 1 is better than the 99 which need no repentance… I declare that you must be that 1 percent
today because we all need to repent… There are things that we have done that we
might not be proud about, but don’t let yesterday limit your today; turn to
Christ because He will be overjoyed in your decision instead of being turned
off by your past mistakes… Luke records that the heavens rejoice when one turns
from the ways of world to the Lord; however, the biggest key to this passage is
that this one convert brings more joy than 99 just people… God isn’t worried
about you being just in the world, He is worried about you walking in His will
and according the path that was designed before you were formed… God’s focus is
that you live in live more abundantly… Often times we confuse abundance of
materials with God’s desires for us… When just said He came to give life it
wasn’t because we were poor in finance but in spirit… The heavens rejoice
because the poor in spirit have received their debt relief in the form of
Christ and now have been added to the fold of those to join them in Eternal
Bliss… This verse taken from
the gospel of Luke embodies the true love and intent of God; heaven shall rejoice
over the conversion of one sinner, than the ninety nine that are already
believers… God’s purpose is that
all would come to know Him and be saved; God’s purpose was that everyone would
have a chance to inherit eternal life and the blessings of heaven and
salvation… Jesus died that ALL can live; and the word of God even says that His
return will come after His word has touched every area of the earth! When we
think of love we think of God and the fact that true love is unconditional, it
is forgiving and it is accepting of flaws… Luke teaches us today of the intent
of God and what the intent of our very life should be! We go to church to learn
and fellowship with God and His children; in learning we are too take that
knowledge into the streets and bring souls to Christ! We too should be happy
when one joins the church and accepts Christ as His personal savior; likewise,
we should be uneasy at the sight of all the evil that is taking place in our
various communities and societies… One of our personal missions in Christ is to
spread the gospel, to be a beacon light and to carry our cross! God desires all
to be saved, He isn’t happy with what He has (remember God is a jealous God)!
Let us take on the mindset of Christ, let us desire to lend a helping hand, let
us desire to be active in our communities, and let us desire to shine light in
a dark and confused world! Let us stop being content with our church and seek
to exalt the name of the Lord through our own bodies and dedication… Heaven smiled when you accepted Jesus
Christ’s’ offering on the cross… Help bring more smiles to heavens door today
by lifting up your fellowman and sharing God’s grace and mercy with him!
BE BLESSED!!!
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