i realised my water bottle (the grey one given by prisons recruitment branch) was missing last night so i got up early this morning to go look for it. i was planning to scour all the lts i was in yesterday but i managed to find it at my second stop.
the parable of the lost sheep
"Now the tax collectors and "sinners" were all gathering around to hear him. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."
Then Jesus told them this parable: "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbours together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.' I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent." - Luke 15:1-7 (NIV)
this was the passage which entered my mind when i found my lost bottle. firstly, if you would go after a lost bottle/other random item, how much more would you go after lost souls! more importantly, there is no greater cause than this (bringing people to Christ).
"For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost." - Luke 19:10 (NIV)
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