Have you ever been lost? Once my brother and I were lost in a store. A discount store is a very big store when you’re only six years old and you’re lost in it. We started running all over the store looking for our mother, and she was running all over the store looking for us. It would have been better if we had just stayed where we were and called to her.
There is another kind of being lost, but it is different from being lost in a store. Each one of us is born into the world with a sinful heart, because our parents are sinners too. And because we are sinners, we are “lost” in our sins. You know, our mother knew my brother and I were lost, and she was looking for us, because she loved us. And the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, is looking for lost sinners, because He loves sinners too. The Bible tells us that “the Son of Man [the Lord Jesus] is come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). You may not have known that you are lost in your sins until right now. But you can stop right where you are and call to the Lord Jesus, and He will find you and gladly save you from your sins. He wants you close to Himself, so you won’t be lost any longer.
We were two scared little boys, but we finally decided to go to our car in the parking lot. We knew that eventually our mother would come to the car. That’s where she found us, sitting sadly on the hood of the car.
It’s not fun to be lost, but it’s wonderful to be found. If you are still lost in your sins, the Lord Jesus is still looking for you. Just call to Him and tell Him that you are a lost sinner who needs to be saved. He promises, “Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Romans 10:13). And “whosoever” means boys or girls or grown-ups—anybody! Will you let the Lord Jesus save you?
ML-07/09/2000