Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Luke 15:1-7
by: K. Allen Geske.
Jesus' ministry was to the lost. Unfortunately, the self-righteous Pharisees and teachers refused to recognize their own condition, and instead chastised Jesus for his concern for those social outcasts who would respond to his call.
The beauty of this parable is that it is a picture of how God pursues us. The man who lost his sheep didn't wait for it to come back to him. He went seeking it. In the same way, God actively seeks his lost children and rejoices when one sinner repents. The creator of the universe celebrated with his angels when you came to repentance.