365 Days in the Gospels and Spirit of Prophecy
Never Too Lost to Be Found — July 11 [Description]
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1 Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. 365D 192.2
2 And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man [a] receives sinners and eats with them.” 365D 192.3
3 So He spoke this parable to them, saying: 365D 192.4
4 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? 365D 192.5
5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 365D 192.6
6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ 365D 192.7
7 I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine [b] just persons who need no repentance. 365D 192.8
8 “Or what woman, having ten silver [c] coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 365D 192.9
9 And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!’ 365D 192.10
10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” 365D 192.11