“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” – Luke 19:10
Jesus said and did many things. He healed, fed, freed, raised, taught, debated, corrected, and much more. However, this short verb captures His overriding purpose and mission. Jesus, the eternal Son of God, stepped into our messy, broken, sinful world to find and rescue people who were out of relationship with God. He came the encounter the lost, those distant and disoriented toward God and radically change their lives by getting them to repent of their sins, believe in Him, and be reconciled to God.
If you’re a follower of Jesus, there are many good things you could or should be doing. God’s free gift of grace, given through faith in Jesus, removes your guilt and shame and raises you to new spiritual life in Jesus Christ. That has many implications for how you live your new daily in God’s grace on a daily basis. One implication is that your life mission and purpose should be aligned to that of your Savior. You, too, should care deeply about those far from God.
Do you? How do you contribute to the mission of Jesus to seek and save the lost? How could you contribute more? Do you seek out those far from God and befriend them? Do you invest in their lives and introduce them to the love of Jesus? Do you invite them to meet Jesus and His people with you? How do your prayers, time, energy, efforts, and resources contribute to making disciples of those who were once distant and disoriented toward God? How high of a priority is that for you? Are you faithful about doing the good works God has already prepared for you to do (Ephesians 2:10) or are you still wondering what they might be? #FollowJesus