'' Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it ? '' luke 15 : 8The lost coin is a soul that lost in the midst of wealth and riches . This type of sinner is deceived by wealth and riches . This sinner is extremely deceived by wealth and for that matter is enslaved in sin for the purpose of financial gain . For instance gamblers , cocaine dealers ,drug peddlers , fraudsters , prostitutes , arm-robbers etc. These are people who engage in all forms of evil activities just for the money .
In this parable the owner did two main things to find the lost coin . The first attempt is is putting on light ,; the light is categorical of clarity , transparency , description , direction ,life and truth . There are times God expose the sinner to the light , so that he could discover , the truth of God's salvation . Light makes clear what is dart , light describes complex situation well , it is through the light that we see well enough to overcome .
So God in his attempt to seek for the lost gave us the light , , which is Christ . '' In him was life; and the life was the light of men.5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. '' John 1;4-5 Jesus light throws more light reflections and rays on our life day in and day out , so that we can be enlightened to serve God . ''That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.'' 1:9
The next thing the owner of the lost coin did , was to sweep the house and gather all substance particles and dirt together so he could look inside the refuse in order to find his lost . The emphasis here is the owner gathering people together into the house of the Lord , that is the church , on purpose so that he can locate the lost children of God from among the whole lot of people .Multitudes can be gathered together at a place , but usually only a few are saved by God and that is the lost coin .
'' Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.'' Matthew 13:30 In the parables we see that the gathering brought together , both the righteous and sinners alike . But God was able to retrieve the lost sinners who served as the children of the kingdom . '' The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one ; '' Matthew 13:38
Prayer
Lord thank you for saving my life and now I am found in Christ Jesus . Use me to seek and save the lost in Jesus name .
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