A Coin

"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. And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth." Luke 15:8-10

Most coins have the image of some important person that is imprinted on them. In Jesus' day it was Caesar. We too are to have the image of the King imprinted on our lives. However, are we so carnal that we are lost to the influence of the Holy Spirit? God has a very real plan an purpose for your life. He wants to invest and spend you this day in kingdom work. He wants to circulate you in the community where you are to be a witness of the Savior.

Sadly, when He illuminates this truth, we tend to resist. We don't heed the candle of the word and so we find ourselves in about the meaningless tasks of this world rather than shine Christ's redemption like the silver coin alludes to.

The best thing to do then is to pay attention to the word, listen to the Spirit, and allow the sweeping away of the dust and corruption of sin so that we are found useful in Christ's heavenly economy. There is nothing worse than a Christian that is lost to the influence of the presence of God and His Word!