Heaven rejoices when the lost are found

Heaven rejoices when the lost are found

Update: 2025-10-03
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A shepherd leaves ninety-nine, a woman lights a lamp and scours the floor, and a father runs down the road with reckless joy. We walk through the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the two lost sons to find their shared center: a God who seeks, finds, and celebrates before anyone can earn their way back. The setting is tense—tax collectors drawing near while religious leaders grumble—but the response is not a debate. It’s a trio of stories that build like a symphony, each movement louder than the last, until the feast erupts and a question lingers at the door.

We slow down to notice the textures: the sheep lifted onto shoulders, the coin discovered after diligent searching, the robe and ring that restore status, and the sandals that mark sonship rather than servitude. We talk about repentance as a turning toward home rather than a performance, and we wrestle with the older brother’s outrage at mercy that looks unfair. The ending stays open on purpose. Will we step inside and share the joy when someone we think doesn’t deserve it is welcomed? What does it mean to build communities that throw parties for one returning heart, echoing the joy of heaven over a single repentant person?

Along the way, we explore how value is assigned not by productivity or proximity but by belonging, and how grace disrupts the math of merit. If you’ve run far or kept score, if you’ve felt unworthy or resentful, this conversation offers a way home—and a seat at the table. Listen now, share it with someone who needs a welcome, and if this moved you, subscribe and leave a review so others can find the story of a God who seeks, rejoices, and runs.

The Bible isn’t just an old book—it’s God’s story, and it’s still alive today. His Story takes you chapter by chapter through Scripture, combining simple readings of God’s Word with prayer for every listener and occasional reflections on what the passage means for our lives right now.

Whether you’re brand new to the Bible or have been reading it for years, this podcast is a space to slow down, hear God’s Word spoken, and be reminded that His story is also our story.

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Heaven rejoices when the lost are found

Heaven rejoices when the lost are found

Trey Griggs