FEBRUARY 23, Luke 15:4

This is a story about Roger and his sister and how they got lost one day. When their family moved into the new house in the country, their father warned them not to play in the woods behind the barn. He said to Roger and his sister, “If you get lost in the woods, it will be impossible to follow a straight path out of the woods. You will keep on going round and round, unable to find your way out. The only thing for you to do is to stay within sight of the house.”

A day or two later, Roger was picking flowers near the stream when he saw a glimmer of pink among the low bushes at the edge of the woods. “That looks like the apron mummy lost,” he said to himself uneasily. “I shall have to go and bring it back for mummy!”

It was a long run across the field, but the little pink apron was still in sight when Roger came to the path that led into the woods. His younger sister Joy thought he was playing. This was a fun game to play, and away she ran, in another direction into the woods. When Roger realised Joy was running into the woods, he chased after the little girl. “Stop, Joy, please stop!” he called, but she would not or could not hear him, and they were soon out of sight from home. The path grew rough and ended in a tangle of undergrowth. Joy grew tired and finally stopped running and let Roger catch up with her.

When they decided it was potentially dangerous and wanted to go back home, they realised Joy’s fleeing feet had deviated from the paths among the trees and stumps. Now, they can no longer trace the path or see their house! It was then that they heard a strange noise from the woods…

Have you ever been lost? Perhaps in a busy mall or crowded park? It must have been the most frightening. Your parents would surely have done all that they could to find you. Likewise, Jesus promises in today’s Bible verse, He will surely find us. We may not be in any danger of being lost physically. But we are in the danger of being “spiritually lost” and bound for hell if we have not accepted the Lord Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. Remember that Jesus the Good Shepherd came to seek the lost. He desires for lost sinners to be saved.

Thought: Jesus will always find us!

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for Your love and care for the unsaved and Your desire for them to be saved. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.