The world is changing rapidly. At one time human knowledge doubled every century. By the end of World War II, human knowledge was doubling every twenty five years. Today, it is estimated that knowledge doubles every 13 months. Every aspect of life is experiencing change at a rapid pace. Centuries ago, Daniel predicted the rapid expansion of knowledge. The word used in that writing was not only an increase in knowledge, but a multiplication of knowledge. Some changes are good, but we do not yet know the results of many of the changes we are experiencing. There are people living today that experienced a life without electricity, indoor plumbing or automobiles. We have access to instant communication that even 50 years ago was unheard of. Lewis and Clark took years to explore the land west of the Mississippi river, but today we can travel from St. Louis to Seattle in a matter of hours. We live in a time of sweeping changes. In some ways, those changes have caused us a downfall. If sweeping changes have taken us down this path, those same changes can also be our salvation. Our text illustrates that sweeping can yield good results. Cleaning the house brought back something that was once lost. This woman had lost a coin. Not just any coin, but one of a set of ten that she had collected over her lifetime. They were to be worn as a headdress on her wedding day and represented the things put into her life to make her the woman she was. She had lost something precious and set out to find it. How many of us have lost something precious in life? How many of us have lost peace? How many have lost their contentment? How many have lost their joy; their sense of contentment, of thankfulness? Some have lost their sense of identity with God. Others have lost their sense of awe of the sovereign Lord. Some have lost their sense of responsibility. If we have lost those things, perhaps it is time to get out the broom and sweep out the clutter and dirt in the house that are in the way. Those are the kinds of sweeping changes we need.