MGD: Every Soul Counts

Shalom, beloved. You are warmly welcome to today's Morning Glory devotion.

I am delighted to be coming your way with another

inspired devotional written by Pastor and Deaconess Boafo from Harvest

Chapel International, Denyeme Kumasi. Let us begin by sharing a

word of prayer. Dear Father, we bless your holy name

for the gift of life and the privilege to gather

in your presence. As we listen to your word today,

please speak to our hearts, renew our minds and give

us the will to put into practice what your spirit

is saying to us in Jesus' mighty name. Amen. Let

us kindly take our confession for today from Joshua chapter

Joshua 1:8

1 verse 8. Joshua chapter 1 verse 8. This book

Joshua 1:8

of the law shall not depart from my mouth, but

I shall meditate in it day and night, that I

may observe to do according to all that is written

in it. For then I will make my way prosperous,

and then I will have good success. Amen. Today's message,

written by Pastor Indignus Boafo, is titled, Every Soul Counts.

Every Soul Counts. The scripture reading will be taken from

Luke chapter 15 verse 10. Luke chapter 15 verse 10. Likewise,

Luke 15:10 Luke 15:10

I say to you, there is joy in the presence

of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. Amen.

Every soul counts. Imagine a home with five children. Four

of them are safe in the living room, sitting around

the dinner table, laughing and sharing a meal. But the

fifth child is missing. His seat is empty. Night has

fallen and the street outside is dark. Does the presence

of the four children stop the mother from weeping? Does

having most of her family safe ease the knot in

the father's stomach? Of course not. They do not count

their blessings and forget the missing one. They leave the

warmth of the house, step out into the rain and

search until he is found. Because to a loving parent,

no child is a percentage. Every single child matters. This

is the very heart Jesus reveals to us in Luke 15.

The religious leaders were whispering among themselves, offended that Jesus

welcomed social outcasts and sat at table with sinners. They

saw numbers, categories and unworthy people. But Jesus looked at

them and posed the question, which of you having a

hundred sheep, If he loses one, does not leave the

ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one which

is lost until he finds it. Think about that for

a moment. Heaven was already full of holy angels singing

God's praise. Yet Almighty God did not say, I have enough.

He looked down at a broken, wandering world. and saw

empty places at his table. You are not a face

in a crowd to God. He does not view humanity

as a massive nameless mass. He knows your name. He

knows the burden you carry this morning, the mistakes that

haunt you and the distance you feel. The Bible tells

us that God has no pleasure in the death of

the wicked, but desires that all should turn and leave.

That is why Jesus came, not to condemn the lost,

but to lay down his life so that they could

come home. If one soul matters this much to our

Heavenly Father, how can it not matter to us? It

is so easy to walk past broken people every day

and see only a nuisance or someone who brought trouble

on themselves. But when we look through the eyes of Christ,

we see a son or daughter who needs to be found. Today,

let us ask God to break our hearts for what

breaks His heart. Is there a family member, a colleague,

or a neighbor you have given up on? Speak to

God about them today. Reach out with kindness. Let his

patience flow through you. One soul is worth every effort.

In the eyes of heaven, every soul counts. Amen. Let

us kindly share a word of prayer. Father, we thank

you for being the father who does not leave the

one behind. We thank you for your love that meets

us in our lost state and draws us to you.

Help us to rest in your love and to receive

it as you would have us do. Amen. God richly

bless you for being an active participant of today's morning

glory devotion. Kindly join us again for another episode tomorrow

by God's grace. Continue to stay tuned to Radio HCI

today for more spirit-filled content. Until we come your way again,

stay blessed. Shalom.