Luke 15
A Day to be Thankful!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Monday, May 25. Happy Memorial Day! Take time to pause and remember that our freedoms in this nation are not free!
Who are you thankful for today?
Listen to Luke 15:31-32, “‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’”
This is from the Parable of the Lost Son. It emphasizes the two earlier parables “The Lost Sheep” & “The Lost Coin”, but this one has a twist in it.
God is the central character of each parable: God is like the good shepherd who goes to great lengths to find the one lost sheep; God is like the woman who goes to great effort to find the one lost coin; and God is like the father who eagerly waited to receive back His lost son.
The twist in this parable is that, unlike the other two, no one went looking for that which was lost. The Father stayed home… Who was supposed to go looking for the younger son?
Luke 15 sets us up with expectancy: someone is going to go searching for that which was lost and when the natural older brother doesn’t do his job…we are left confused and hurt!
Jesus’ parable causes our hearts to yearn for our true elder brother to come search for us: to seek and to save that which was lost.
The three parables not only show us the heart of God, but teach us the mission of Jesus Christ. Jesus is the elder Son, sent by His Father to search for us, to bring us Home…
Seize the moment and rejoice in God’s rescue of His children! Today is a great day to be thankful! Freedom is not free—the elder Son paid the price! May your life tell His story!
Today is a great day to be thankful! Have a great Memorial Day and God Bless you!