To a Christian, lost is someone has not found
Christ, or is not walking with Him in His path.
In Luke 15, Jesus overheard what the Pharisees was saying
about Him, how He was always talking and eating with
'sinners' and tax collectors. They thought He should be
with them, and that Jesus was the one sinning.
When he overheard them, He decided to teach about
it, and hoped that the Pharisees learned a new lesson.
The three different parables Jesus taught was:
The parable of the lost sheep- Luke 15:1-7
The parable of the lost coin- Luke 15:8-10
The parable of the lost son- Luke 15:11-32
All of these parables explain that someone in the stories
lost something, but went searching hard for it, and
when they found what they were looking for, rejoiced
and thew a feast and celebrated. The parable of the lost
son can perfectly describe what Jesus was doing when
He was eating and talking with these people that the Pharisees
didn't like. These people were lost, and they didn't know Jesus,
or their lives were so messed up, and they needed to be found
and guided. In all the parables, Jesus was the shepherd who lost
one of His sheep, and the person who's faith has crumbled is the
lost sheep. And when Jesus found the sheep, He was happy.
Th same with the woman and the lost coin, and the the father
who lost His son, but welcomed him back.
The only story that rose a question, was the father and the
son. The older son in the story, was angry that his father
celebrated his son coming back, because he always
respected him, and obeyed him, but never had a celebration held
for him. That older son, was like the Pharisees. And unfortunately,
most Christians are like them too. They can't stand to be around
a person that doesn't believe, or doesn't go to church, or is confused
and, well...just plain lost. But as Christians, we must be like Jesus,
to help the lost find God again. There are three principles to sum all of this up:
1. Lost people are a treasure to God
He sent His son down, not to be with the people who already
believed, but to help guide the lost.
2. When something is valuable, you do whatever it takes to
get it back.
He came to rescue these people, and God did whatever it
took to get them back, even going as far, as giving up His
Son on the cross for us. These lost people are exactly what he wanted.
3. Nothing makes God happier than when the lost are found.
Just like in the parable, the older son thought the father
should be happier with HIM not the younger son. But God
doesn't celebrate selfishness and greed, but rather the people
who have come to find Christ.
For those who believe, we were called to do an important
job. Jesus specifically asked in Matthew 28:18
to go out and baptize people, and teach them the name of God.
We should ask ourselves, do we really love these lost people?
Am I doing what is to be done, to help find the lost, and guide
them back to Him? We should not judge, but be like Jesus.
Christ, or is not walking with Him in His path.
In Luke 15, Jesus overheard what the Pharisees was saying
about Him, how He was always talking and eating with
'sinners' and tax collectors. They thought He should be
with them, and that Jesus was the one sinning.
When he overheard them, He decided to teach about
it, and hoped that the Pharisees learned a new lesson.
The three different parables Jesus taught was:
The parable of the lost sheep- Luke 15:1-7
The parable of the lost coin- Luke 15:8-10
The parable of the lost son- Luke 15:11-32
All of these parables explain that someone in the stories
lost something, but went searching hard for it, and
when they found what they were looking for, rejoiced
and thew a feast and celebrated. The parable of the lost
son can perfectly describe what Jesus was doing when
He was eating and talking with these people that the Pharisees
didn't like. These people were lost, and they didn't know Jesus,
or their lives were so messed up, and they needed to be found
and guided. In all the parables, Jesus was the shepherd who lost
one of His sheep, and the person who's faith has crumbled is the
lost sheep. And when Jesus found the sheep, He was happy.
Th same with the woman and the lost coin, and the the father
who lost His son, but welcomed him back.
The only story that rose a question, was the father and the
son. The older son in the story, was angry that his father
celebrated his son coming back, because he always
respected him, and obeyed him, but never had a celebration held
for him. That older son, was like the Pharisees. And unfortunately,
most Christians are like them too. They can't stand to be around
a person that doesn't believe, or doesn't go to church, or is confused
and, well...just plain lost. But as Christians, we must be like Jesus,
to help the lost find God again. There are three principles to sum all of this up:
1. Lost people are a treasure to God
He sent His son down, not to be with the people who already
believed, but to help guide the lost.
2. When something is valuable, you do whatever it takes to
get it back.
He came to rescue these people, and God did whatever it
took to get them back, even going as far, as giving up His
Son on the cross for us. These lost people are exactly what he wanted.
3. Nothing makes God happier than when the lost are found.
Just like in the parable, the older son thought the father
should be happier with HIM not the younger son. But God
doesn't celebrate selfishness and greed, but rather the people
who have come to find Christ.
For those who believe, we were called to do an important
job. Jesus specifically asked in Matthew 28:18
to go out and baptize people, and teach them the name of God.
We should ask ourselves, do we really love these lost people?
Am I doing what is to be done, to help find the lost, and guide
them back to Him? We should not judge, but be like Jesus.
