LUKE 19:10

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.

TO PONDER

Have you ever been hopelessly lost? There is an ad on the telly at the moment for an insurance company which offers roadside assistance- I forget which one - and it includes a man who recounts his experience of being lost. In the ad he says, "I didn't know where I was, but they did!" That's how it is with us and God. So often we think we have everything under control and we have life on track, while in reality we fail to notice the little things that slowly cause us to drift away from God until we are hopelessly far from him and completely lost. We might not always know where we are, but God does, and he sends us his Son and his Holy Spirit as our road side assistance to help us wherever we might be, not matter how far we have strayed into the bush.

PRAYER

Lord Jesus, thank you that you came into this world to meet us where we were, lost in our sin and in desperate need of a saviour. Thank you that you have not left us lost, but that you have come to find us and help us get back to where we ought to be. Help me to also be a help to others trying to find their way to you. Amen

Today's devotion provided by Mathew von Stanke, LifeWay Newcastle site pastor