Readings in Luke.

When I was in high school, every years we would memorize the Christmas story out of Luke two. (i went to a private school) and we would study the book for a few weeks. I say that to say this, I have read Luke a lot more than any other Gospel. However, since I have been reading Luke in light of the things we have talked about in class, it has opened up a lot of new doors for me. I have been reading in Luke fifteen lately and kind of unpacking those verses. I think the story about the lost sheep is very encouraging, not because I am not a Christian, but because I am on a mission. I do not mean so sort of special individual pilgrimage. I am on the same mission that every other Christian is on and like most other Christians I struggle with that duty. However, according to Luke fifteen verse seven, all the blood sweat and tears that is put into evangelism is not in vain. Jesus is quoted as saying "there will be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents." Not only does that make me feel special to know that when I was saved there was joy in heaven, but it allows me to share with people that they are not just a number. Even though God is so immense and does so many things at one time, he is still intimate enough to allow heaven to become over joyed when someone gets saved. WOW! The more and more I read in the Gospel's and soak it in, the more I am astonished at God's power.