Luke 19:10
Jesus came to seek and save that which was lost.
Over the past few days the kids and I have been studying the parables Jesus taught while he was on earth and Amelia came to a surprising self revelation. Turning to me with a smile so big she revealed, “Mommy, did you notice that a lot of these parables are about something lost?” I told her she had just been shown the true meaning of Jesus’ mission. He did not come to be recognized as a good teacher or a great leader of the law. No he came to seek – to find, to draw fallen mankind back to God. He came to save all that was lost. He came to seek and save.
All other religions with their deity require man to reach up in order to acquire enlightenment to rise to a higher level of oneness with the “universe”. But not my God – Maybe I am not familiar enough with paganism, Buddhism, Hindi and such, but I never heard of their deity lovingly reaching down – sacrificing their status in the cosmos to seek & save!
My God gave. Practically everyone in the western world has heard that God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16, 17. But many people don’t know is that God was in Christ, reconciling the world (restoring his relationship with humanity) to himself. 2 Corinthians 5:19. My God stepped out of eternity into time to seek and save that which was lost. My God left the throne room of heaven filled with the adoration and song of magnificent angels to be hunted during his seeking (ministry) and despised and hated as he saved (on a dirty roman cross).
Why? Because He is love! Love is not something He does – but it is who he is! Love seeks & saves. He came to give! He came to give each one of us the life he designed for us from the foundation of the earth and that is abundant and full. John 10:10 Ephesians 1:3,4 He came to give us a life that is eternal and when you respond to his seeking & accept his saving eternity begins that same hour.
His love us with a love that not only reaches down – but came down to bring us up. A love that sacrificed it all for all – still knowing only a few will choose this redeeming love.
All are lost and have gone astray, even if they don’t know it (Isaiah 53:6 Romans 3:23) And love came down to see that which is lost (even if they don’t accept it). He is not willing to sit on his throne and watch for love takes no pleasure in pain. He came, he died, and he rose again – conquering death and the dominion that leads us all astray. One day, whether we believe it or not – LOVE will split the sky to bring home his redeemed! My God seeks & saves!
Does not that love melt your heart?
