I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance (Luke 15:7).
Many people give attention to things that aren’t so important. They strive all their lives to be famous and gain human recognition, but these don’t last. “As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more” (Psalms 103:15-16).
When we stand before the Master, He won’t ask for the accolades men heaped on us while we were on earth. Rather, He’ll be interested in what we did with the Gospel in saving souls.
Every soul on earth is valuable to God because He ransomed all men at a very high price: the precious blood of His Son, Jesus. That’s why the Bible says when one sinner repents, there’s joy in heaven. If only one person had been in the world, Jesus would still have come to die. He didn’t come because we were many; He came because we were valuable to God.
We have the responsibility of reaching out to others with the message of salvation; this is our calling and our purpose for being here on earth. Irrespective of our skills or vocation, soul winning ought to be our priority in everything. God first demonstrated this by sending His only begotten Son to earth not to be a doctor, lawyer, or politician, but a soul winner.
Remember that Proverbs 11:30 says, “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.” We’re the wise ones, sent by God to shine the light of the Gospel and bring men out of darkness into the glorious Kingdom of His Son.“And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever” (Daniel 12:3).
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for loving me and demonstrating your value for me by the price you paid for my salvation—the death of Jesus Christ on the cross. I see others through your eyes of love, and reach out to them with the good news of salvation, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
Luke 15:8-10
Living Bible (TLB)
8 “Or take another illustration: A woman has ten valuable silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and look in every corner of the house and sweep every nook and cranny until she finds it? 9 And then won’t she call in her friends and neighbors to rejoice with her? 10 In the same way there is joy in the presence of the angels of God when one sinner repents.”
John 3:16
Living Bible (TLB)
16 For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son[a] so that anyone who believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 Year Reading Plan : Mark 8:14-26 Numbers 3-4
2 Year Reading Plan : Acts 21:40-22:1-10 Psalm 44-45
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