"Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.' In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
Luke 15:8-10
It is the rejoicing that AWES me so. Have you ever lost anything so valuable to you that there was such great rejoicing when you recovered it? I try to imagine what the rejoicing must be like, must sound like, in the presence of God's angels. I can only tear up at the mere thought of it. Strangely enough, It is my pastor's Sunday sermon that I'm thinking of while reading this parable. He is speaking on the beatitudes. Sunday he covered the second one..."blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."
Imagine the very moment, this precious moment in time, when the "light" of conviction breaks through and a heart is broken. MOURNING is found there and repentance and then, Mercy here it comes,...... "great rejoicing" in the heavens!!! I am so not worthy, and well,.....I get a song anyway!!!
Today I pray for a strong lamplight, for a good sweepin', for eyes to see, and a heart that's willing to break over my own sin. May my repentance be found worthy of a good singin'!!
