The little golden ring had rarely left her finger since the day it was bought. She had designed it and each little part of it was a part of her. So, you can imagine the devastation she felt when it was gone. Tears flowed more and more as she looked frantically trying to find the golden ring that symbolized 12 years of her life. She retraced her steps of the last few days and still nothing. Then right under her nose the lost ring was lying. Under our noses everyday is a world of lost people.
In His sermon on the Mountain Jesus said, “Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4). The problem we face is that we no longer mourn. Sure, we mourn for ourselves when we mess up, but what about the sin that is all around us? We have become so insensitive to the sin around us that in most cases we don’t even notice. Unless the sin is so horrendous, such as the Virginia Tech shootings, we seem to be oblivious to it. That does not make us blessed. Jesus said we are blessed when we mourn: Not just our sins, but those of the lost that are all around us.
And what about the little golden ring? Jesus said, “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). The lost around us are just like that little golden ring. Their shine is hidden from the world. Their diamonds are still in the rough. Yet, they wait to be in full splendor in the Master’s hands. Jesus came to keep them from accidentally being knocked down the drain. And while it may take us forever to find the things we lose, He is ever so near the things He came to save: Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me (Revelation 3:20).
We seem to always lose things that are dear to us, but nothing can be as dear as the lost souls that Jesus came to save. Look around you as you walk the streets and see all the lost that are walking with us. Look at all the diamonds that are still in the rough waiting to be polished and put into the Master’s setting. While you mourn for them take a minute to show them the way to the Lord’s lost and found.
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Until next time May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You: All Y'all!
Bobby
Bobby Cohoon
North Carolina, USA
cohoon@earthlink.net
07 May 2007
Golden Rings
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2 comments:
Hey, Bobby,
It scares me to think about how many people think God and Jesus are so far away in heaven that most of the time they don't even think much about what is going on way down here on earth.
Because it wasn't a dilemma in the 1st century world, at least not in the Jewish world, the Scriptures don't say much, but what they do say is explosive. It is far easier for Jesus to seek and save the lost when he and the Father have made their home right alongside us (Jn 14:23).
That is a beautiful expository image as well, the lost wedding ring. I hope you won't mind if I borrow it. Mine slipped off my hand at work once while my hand was in a bucket of degreasing solution, and I spent a heartbroken and terrified hour searching for it before finding it at the bottom of the bucket. I think it perfectly portrays the ten coins parable.
in HIS love,
Nick
Great post.
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