Luke 15:8-9 (ESV) What woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp & sweep the house & seek diligently until she finds it? & when she has found it, she calls together her friends & neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost. Luke 15:4-6 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, & go after the one that is lost, until he finds it & when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. & when he comes home, he calls together his friends & his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost. —Do you really Search for God! Like the woman looking for the lost coin or the man looking for his lost sheep? We must remember that life is an active pursuit of pursuing God on a daily basis! — Isaiah 57:15 (NKJV) Thus says the One who is high & lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high & holy place, & also with him who is of a contrite & lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, & to revive the heart of the contrite.” —He will make His home with those whose hearts He has overcome & with His overwhelming joy we will find the greatest coin or sheep we could ever hope for! It is all in the HOPE! Love Mel
