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What interests God the most? Or what makes heaven more excited than anything else? The answer to that question is critical because we cannot pursue the heart of God if we don’t know where the heart of God is. In this podcast episode, Frank King addresses heaven’s greatest joy.
According to Jesus, “There will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance” (Luke 15:7, NASB).
Christians gathered in the name of the Lord. pleases Him. But nothing we as Christians can do pleases God more than reaching the lost. It was His boundless love for the lost that motivated Him to give us His only begotten Son to die for us to save us.
During Jesus’ day, the religious leaders complained that He kept company with sinners. Evidently, they thought there was something wrong with what Jesus did. Sad but true, there exists a degree of that same kind of ignorance in the church today. Some Christians have a very wrong idea of what sanctification is all about. Yes, God wants us to live our lives dedicated to serving Him. But that does not mean avoiding interaction with the lost.
Suppose those who were saved before us had that view toward us when we were lost? And how can we reach the lost if we have that flawed view toward them today? When we show ourselves friendly to the lost, we increase the chances that they will receive our message of being reconciled to God. That’s why Jesus ate with sinners.
Since heaven’s greatest joy is for sinners to repent and accept Christ as their Savior, that’s where the church should be focused. That is also the place where God directs His resources and His power.
