Lost and Found

Yesterday, a Facebook friend posted a meme that said, “I didn't find Jesus; He found me. Because He wasn’t lost. I was. Amen.” It reminded me of the cartoon posted above. I’ve seen other posts debating whether a man finds Jesus or He finds us.

Throughout the Bible, men sought the Messiah. Angels told the shepherds in Luke 2:12, “And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.” The wise men in Matthew 2 went to Bethlehem to seek out and worship the King of the Jews. In Luke 19, Zacchaeus climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus. However, verse 10 from this chapter has Him issuing a paradoxical statement, “for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”


I agree Jesus was never lost. He’s the Savior. Men are the ones who are lost, but they must choose to find Him. Sadly, many people won’t. Jesus said in Matthew 7:14, “Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.”


The Parable of the Lost Son in Luke 15 illustrates how lost men can be found by the Father. The Lord wants intimacy with us, but we must take the next step. In his book “It’s Your Move”, Kenneth W. Hagin compares our walk with the Lord to a chess game. When we make a move, then He makes a move. Acts 17:27 says, “so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.” 


A lost man is like someone in a dark room. He doesn’t know where to go unless he sees a light. Then he can choose to follow the light or remain lost by going his own way. As Christians, we are the light of the world (Matthew 5:14). We have the responsibility to tell sinners how to come out of darkness. Whether they do that is up to them. 


Hopefully, you have found the Light and will stay in the Light.


“Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning— lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping.” - Mark 13:35-36


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