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But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.

—Luke 15:32

• Families celebrate people, events, and milestones—things like birthdays, new jobs, births, graduations, last student loan payments, etc.

• We have a God who celebrates. As the father in the story of the lost brothers (better known as the Parable of the Prodigal Son), God declares that “we had to celebrate and be glad.” Just as our homes ring with the joy and laughter of celebrations, so does God’s in heaven when even one sinner repents and comes home.

• Jesus said, “there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent” (Luke 15:9).

• Reflect on our celebrating God and his rejoicing over us when we come to faith.