Welcome to our new project, the Daily Bible Devotional. The goal is to help you understand and apply

scripture as you go through a New Testament Bible read five days a week, Monday through Friday,

as we move from Matthew straight through to Revelation. In under four minutes each morning, we will recap the chapter,

make some application, present thought questions for the day, and offer a prayer together.

I'm excited about exploring God's word with you, so let's get started.

Hey, welcome back for our study today from Luke the 15th chapter. Jesus is dining with tax

collectors and sinners. The Pharisees and scribes grumble about this. They completely miss that

Christ has come to seek and save the lost. To educate them on his mission, Jesus tells three

parables. The first is a man who loses one of his 100 sheep.

He searches for the one, carries him back, and throws a party to celebrate.

The second is a woman who loses one of her ten coins.

She sweeps the house until she finds it and then rejoices with her friends.

The third is about a son who takes his inheritance and

wastes it. He finally comes home and the father throws a feast. His older brother is angry about this

and must be taught about mercy by his father. We know these stories really well. Let's see what we

can take from them today. The point of all three parables is the same.

Our father in heaven rejoices when even one soul repents of sin and returns to him.

We might not care about one sheep out of a hundred, but the shepherd does. We might have lived

with one lost coin, but the woman could not. We would certainly be crushed at losing a son, and we would

throw a great feast if he returned home. This is why Jesus ate was sinners. He knew that every

soul matters, and the father loves them all. The older brother, in the prodigal son's story,

struggles to have mercy on his brother. To be like our father, we must be humble and welcome all who repent.

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