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“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” – Luke 19:10

Have you ever been so lost you weren’t sure you would ever find your way home?

I’m not talking about just not being sure where you were going. I mean having no idea where you were or how find your way.

Lost in the Wilderness
I was reading the other day of a woman named Susan O’Brien. She had been running a race through the forested mountains of New Zealand. She made a wrong turn and got disorientated. She tried to find her way back to the trail, but ended up going the wrong direction and moving farther away.

She was lost in the middle a of a wilderness with no idea where she was or how to get back home and no supplies. To stay warm at night, she dug a hole and covered herself with dirt. Thankfully, she was found after a day by a rescue helicopter. Her life was saved because people went out looking for her.

Ultimate Rescuer
My son is three and loves watching Paw Patrol. They have a series of episodes called “Ultimate Rescue” where 8 talking pups and a young boy go around saving people and animals. He thinks they are the greatest, but there’s an even greater rescuer.

Jesus came to seek and save the lost. We were all spiritually lost. Everyone of us, blinded by the darkness of sin. We had no idea where we were or how to get home and, honestly, weren’t even trying to find our way.

Thankfully, Jesus didn’t wait for us to figure it out and find our way home. He came to us. He sought us in order to save us and take us home to be with Him for all eternity.

Praise the Lord!

Even as Christians sometimes we still can feel lost. One wrong step leads to another and soon we feel like we have no hope and no way back home. Jesus is still the way. You can never get so lost that Jesus cannot find you. You can never go so wrong, that He wouldn’t seek you.

No matter how lost we feel, we can always turn to Jesus.

Heavenly Father,

Sometimes I feel so lost in the world. Remind me of the promise You have made that You seek the lost and You save the lost.

Amen

In Christ’s Service,

Pastor Kurt

Kurt Steinbrueck April 28, 2020

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Lost and Found

“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” – Luke 19:10

What’s the most important thing you’ve ever lost?

Part of our mission at Faith Lutheran Church is to help create opportunities for people to connect within our community. I don’t just mean the church community, but also the community of Wesley Chapel and the surrounding areas. We want to help people to really feel like they are part of the community.

A Lost Child
One way we put our mission into practice this past year was to help support a monthly “Movie in the Park” put on by Pasco County in a local municipal park by giving out free freshly popped popcorn for the movies.

Towards the end of the movie the first time we did this we started to notice a commotion. Some people were getting up and walking around and making some noise. We went over to one of the people and found out one of the parents had lost their 6 yr old son. We joined the search.

People were going all around the park calling for the boy. We searched until the end of the movie and still hadn’t found him. His mom was in panic. Her precious child was lost. The police had been called. People continued to search.

And then we found him!

We were all excited he was safe and reunited with his family. It turns out he had walked to the front of the viewing area and was just watching the movie. He couldn’t hear the people screaming for him because the speakers were right near him.

The Lost Children
Jesus tells several parables about seeking that which was lost. Probably the most famous is the Good Shepherd who has 100 sheep. One lamb wanders off and the good shepherd goes after it and searches for it until he finds it. Then he binds its wounds and carries it home.

Jesus came to seek the lost. He came to seek out His people of Isreal and all His creation to heal them and bring them home. That includes you and me. We were lost in our sin, but Jesus sought us out and saved us. We didn’t seek Him, He sought us.

You are God’s precious child. Even though we often wander off, God seeks us and brings us home.

Dear Jesus,

You are the Good Shepherd. You care for Your flock and were willing to lay down Your life for them. Thank You for caring for us and seeking us, even when we don’t seek You.

Amen.

In Christ’s Service,

Pastor Kurt