Its not too late
little girl I say to you arise
get up
but everyone else just laughed
it is too late now
she is dead
unresponsive
unrecoverable
unredeemable
But not to Jesus
put them all out, he said
He drew near
took her hand
and said
little girl
I say to you
Arise
Get up
rise up from your self pity
and discouragement
and despair
Get up
I have new life for you
I have new plans for you
it doesn't matter what anyone else will say or think
It only matters that I am here
in this room
in this quiet hush
put out all the other voices
until it is quiet and you can hear what
Jesus only has to say
He is calling you
Arise
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
The Tenth Coin
It was the 10th coin
there were 9 others just like it
identical
but this one coin was lost
while the others were safe and sound
the tenth coin
was not where it should be
was not able to get to where it should be
could do nothing but wait and hope
longing
to be valued
to be searched for
to be sought after
to be found
To the owner
this coin was exceedingly precious
so valuable
that other important tasks were put off and postponed
things were moved
effort was made to recover
caring
searching
moving things around
uncovering
seeking
UNTIL IT WAS FOUND
You are seeking the lost
You came to seek and to save the lost
I am lost
here I am
please find me
praise you that you seek out
you rejoice when I am recovered
to you
this coin was made of silver
but its real value came from what the owner placed on it
precious
loved
valued
cherished
rejoiced over
Oh Lord, help us turn from our sin to you
there were 9 others just like it
identical
but this one coin was lost
while the others were safe and sound
the tenth coin
was not where it should be
was not able to get to where it should be
could do nothing but wait and hope
longing
to be valued
to be searched for
to be sought after
to be found
To the owner
this coin was exceedingly precious
so valuable
that other important tasks were put off and postponed
things were moved
effort was made to recover
caring
searching
moving things around
uncovering
seeking
UNTIL IT WAS FOUND
You are seeking the lost
You came to seek and to save the lost
I am lost
here I am
please find me
praise you that you seek out
you rejoice when I am recovered
to you
this coin was made of silver
but its real value came from what the owner placed on it
precious
loved
valued
cherished
rejoiced over
Oh Lord, help us turn from our sin to you
Luke 15:8-10New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
The Story of the Lost Coin
8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the house? Won’t she search carefully until she finds the coin?9 And when she finds it, she will call her friends and neighbors together. She will say, ‘Be joyful with me. I have found my lost coin.’ 10 I tell you, it is the same in heaven. There is joy in heaven over one sinner who turns away from sin.”
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
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