This week, we'll take more time to reflect on the kingdom of heaven. The sermon yesterday began with a review of Luke 15. The parables of the lost sheep, lost coin, and lost son remind us of how interested God is in redeeming lost people.
What does it mean to make a diligent search? Pastor Sam gave the example of a woman who, while diligently searching for lost money, refused to take time to speak to a neighbor. The urgency of the search took priority over all other things, even the good thing of conversing with a colleague. And, ultimately, the intensity of the search led to an intense joy at having found what was lost.
I'd encourage us all to re-read Luke 15. Though it is a familiar chapter to many Christians, we have an opportunity to allow God to graciously speak to us again by His word. So I hope we'll read it with hearts open to the Holy Spirit.
The kingdom of heaven has a vested interest in the redemption of mankind. What are we vested in?
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