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PARABLE OF THE LOST COIN – FINDING THE LOST
FRIDAY, JUNE 19
Luke 15:8-10
Memory verse: Luke 15:10
“…there is joy in the
presence of the angels of God
over one sinner that repenteth.”
PARABLE OF THE LOST COIN – FINDING THE LOST
In the case of the lost sheep, the sheep walked away from the shepherd into the wilderness and got lost. In the case of the lost coin, the woman lost it. How she lost it was not told. It is not crucial to the spiritual lesson in this parable.
The woman represents Christ. The lost coin represents the sinner. The house represents the world.
The coin was precious to her, but the coin did not know it was precious just like a sinner. The lost coin might be dirty and covered in dust after it was lost, assuming it fell and rolled into a dark corner. The floors of homes in biblical times were usually hardened mud and uneven, depending on how well the earth was pounded when it was constructed. The woman lit the candle to find her lost coin. She swept the house to ensure that no corner of her home was excluded from her search. With piles of swept dust and dirt carefully tucked in every room, she began searching through the pile of dust and dirt with her fingers. She hoped to find the lost coin, regardless of how dirty her fingers might become. She would seek diligently until she found the lost coin.
She might have put all her housework on hold or cancelled all other appointments until she found the lost coin. Finding the lost coin was foremost on her mind. She struggled to concentrate on whatever she wanted to do because she could not bear to lose the coin, even though she still had nine coins. That is the feeling of one who has lost something. You had it in your possession, and you lost it! You cannot bear that loss. It is not a matter of what you have left but what you have lost. She called her friends and neighbours together to rejoice when she found it. She told them her good news.
The moment God finds a lost sinner in Christ, “…there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth” (Luke 15:10). It is not the angels rejoicing, but joy in their presence. The One in their presence is God Almighty. God rejoices in heaven when a sinner is saved.
THOUGHT: Have I gone out of my way to reach a sinner for Christ?
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I thank Thee for finding me.