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Today’s reading states quite clearly that there will be a final day of reckoning, illustrated when the “master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.”

Spend a few moments to come before God, asking HIm to make clear to you some of the resources and talents He has given you to further His kingdom.

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“He will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.  He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.”

The sheep represent true believers.  They are dependent on the shepherd and they follow His lead.  In what ways do you see yourself following your shepherd as your journey through life?  And, like all sheep, in which situations do you find yourself sometimes going astray?

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Jesus is the door.  He is the way, the truth and the life.  If you acknowledge Him as your savior, you have indeed passed along the narrow way through the narrow door that leads to salvation.  God’s free gift of salvation is for anyone who chooses to enter the door through faith.  God does not show favoritism, regardless of where they’ve been, what they’ve done, or who they’ve been.  All are invited to be among those who walk through the narrow door.

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In today’s reading, an expert of the law asks Jesus the question: “What must I do to inherit eternal life?”  This very important question isn’t just answered BY Jesus.  It’s answered THROUGH Jesus.  Jesus came to bring eternal life through grace, and it’s in this new life that we are enabled to have real love toward God and others.  It’s in this new life that we are given the strength and power to live a life of true love for God and true love for our neighbors.  If we are Christians through faith in the finished work of Jesus, we will live like that Samaritan.

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We are all sinners.  We are all lost.  But we are also all precious to our God and Father who is anxiously wanting to bring us each back to Him.

Among the parables of Jesus recorded in the gospels, a number of them deal with salvation.  Among some of the more well-known salvation parables are those found in Luke 15.  Today we will read the other two “lost” parables: The Parable of the Lost Sheep and the Parable of the Lost Coin.  Read: Luke 15:1-10

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Today we reflect on the Parable of the Prodigal Son.  This parable is about the relationship of God to his faithful children and his unfaithful ones.  It paints a picture of a Father who desires his children to return to him, to be renewed and restored.   What steps have you taken to return to the Father?

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Simon had lost sight of his need for God’s forgiveness.  And we too, as we journey through our walk with God, can become desensitized to our own sin and forget our own deep need for forgiveness.  What happens when we become so accustomed to our faith that we forget the grace of God?  How easily we can  become like Simon - religious but not grateful for the grace of God, nor fully capable of demonstrating that grace to others.

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When we pursue our own agenda, fixing our eyes only on the here and now and what we want at the moment, we lose sight of eternity.  But, if we let go of our own selfish aims and ambitions and entrust ourselves to the Lord Jesus, living for His purposes and seeking His will in our thoughts and actions, we not only gain eternal life but multiplied blessings in this life as well.

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Reflect back to when you found Jesus. Was it difficult  to make the decision to follow Him?   What changes in your life occurred since following Him?  And consider as well, has some of the early enthusiasm and joy for the kingdom been lost since then?

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What does Jesus mean by telling us to “turn and become like children”?

How easy it is for us to keep comparing ourselves to each other, always trying to exalt ourselves above those around us. But Jesus says this mindset has to change completely. Look at this little child, He says. Become like him. This child is not seen as great by anybody. He is completely dependent on his parents. He has no influence. He is weak and helpless. He cannot make money. He has no exceptional abilities. He has no authority.  He has no power. He just knows he loves his dad, and he knows he is dependent on him.  He enjoys his time with him.  He feels safe with him.  You must change, Jesus tells His disciples, and become like THAT if you are to enter the kingdom of heaven.”

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