Have you ever noticed how we as humans get so wound up in “numbers?” I think we are even more susceptible to this in North America where production and productivity are held over our head everyday. Though we at times can have an unhealthy relationship with numbers, God has a lot to say about them too. In Luke 15, Jesus ushers us into the heart of our heavenly Father and the stories He tells are shocking! He tells about a Sheppard who lost one sheep, a woman who lost one coin and a story of two lost sons.
So what is the point to it all? God is not concerned with overwhelming numbers to prove the points of His story…He is concerned with our response to those numbers and there is a lot of peace to be gathered if you look past the expectations. Don’t be discouraged when people don’t “show-up” for your next small group or after all that planning the multitudes seem “disinterested” in your new church series or event. Rejoice over the one or two that come and pour into them as if they were 200 because if the angels in heaven rejoice when one person in found for Christ; I think we should do the same! May you be encouraged to know God holds no “quota” on was it worth it- when it glorifies Christ and draws us to love one another; the answer is yes!
In the name of Jesus may it be so!
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