# Day 271

# God’s Search for Sinners

Part One
Luke 15:1–13

Tax collectors and sinners gathered to hear Jesus. Pharisees and other religious people grumbled: “Jesus welcomes sinners and even eats with them.”

So Jesus told them this story: “Suppose you have a hundred sheep and lose one. Don’t you leave the ninety-nine to search for the lost sheep? When you find it, you return with joy. You say to your friends, ‘Rejoice with me! I’ve found my lost sheep.’ So listen to me. There’s great joy in heaven when one sinner turns away from sin. Much more than over ninety-nine lawkeepers like you.”

Questions: Why were the Pharisees grumbling? When is there joy in heaven?