Jesus is welcoming, laughing and eating with some pretty shady characters in Luke 14:25-15:7.
I'm wondering if I would be surprised and think grumble thoughts like those Jewish church leaders.
So Jesus tells the story of the shepherd who lost one of his sheep. He leaves the 99 sheep in the wilderness and goes of to find that lost one. When He finds her He lays her on His shoulder, rejoicing. I mean He is very happy. So happy that He calls His friends and neighbors to come and have a party. "Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!"
Jesus says "in the same way" there is more rejoicing in heaven over one lost child that is found than over 99 who get by on good behavior.
I want to join those rejoicing parties. I want to be used by God in helping find those lost ones. It will make those parties ever so sweet.
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