Lost and Found

“For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost” (Matt. 18:11).

Have you ever tried to get through a maze? Once, while on a family vacation many years ago in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, my youngest brother and I tried to get through one. It looked fun and simple enough at first, however, once we embarked on our quest it quickly became evident that we were utterly and helplessly lost. Finally, after numerous attempts to find our way to the exit, the attendant eventually found us and said, “Follow me,” and then mercifully showed us the way out.

Trying to navigate this life on our own can be tricky and fraught with many challenges. Sometimes it seems downright impossible. This is especially true spiritually, as we cannot (on our own) save ourselves. “O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man who walks to direct his own steps” (Jer. 10:23). All who enter this “maze” end up lost. For this reason, God sent His only begotten Son to seek us and to save us (Lk. 19:10). “Follow Me,” He said (cf. Mt. 9:9), and He showed us the way (cf. Jn. 14:6).

Friends, it is God’s desire to find us and save us through His Son Jesus Christ......to save the lost one who “was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found” (Lk. 15:32). So, if you are not following Christ and His gospel then you are lost indeed.

Aaron Veyon