Scripture Reading: Luke 15:11-32
The world would be very much poorer if the fifteenth chapter of Luke’s gospel had not been written. The whole chapter should be studies. It is rich in spiritual instruction. It is all about seeking and finding lost things. Publicans and sinners flocked to Jesus, and He received them graciously and kindly. His enemies, however, found fault with Him for being so friendly to these outcast classes. They sought to put social obloquy upon Him by saying that He was the friend of publicans and sinners. The parables of this chapter are Christ’s answer to this criticism. He did not deny the charge. He did not apologize for what He had done. He said that was the purpose of His life. His mission was to the lost — it was to save such that He came into the world.
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