Treasures

“And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” Luke 15:9-10

Around 2020, a bounty of 800 Civil War-era coins was discovered by a man working in his cornfield in Kentucky. The cache, dubbed the “Great Kentucky hoard,” contained hundreds of gold coins minted between 1840 and 1863, as well as a handful of silver coins. Researchers think the collection was buried prior to a Confederate raid during the summer of 1863. The owner of the land and coins desired to remain anonymous, but it is estimated the coins were valued at close to $2 million.

The farmer said: “When I pulled the coin from the ground, I was astonished when I realized I was holding a $20 Double Eagle from the 1860s. After I flipped the first clump of dirt over the next 45 minutes to an hour, the coins kept coming. I knew it was hundreds.”

When someone comes to Christ in faith, it is a miracle.

“There is no one so far lost that Jesus cannot find him and cannot save him.” – Andrew Murray

“I tell you that in the same way 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 15:7