As the Lost, Jesus is Seeking Us to be Saved

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

What a simple verse that is so powerful. Jesus is looking for each one of us. But not just looking haphazardly, He is seeking us earnestly. Take the story of Zacchaeus the chief tax collector (Luke 19:1-10). A man earnestly seeking Jesus as demonstrated by his willingness to climb a tree to be able to see Him. Zacchaeus was not going to let his stature or anything stand in his way of seeing Jesus. And Jesus, seeking out to save the lost, found Zacchaeus and called him by name to join Him and offer His salvation personally.

This is such a great illustration that Jesus is truly seeking, seeing, and saving for all of us. When we are seeking Him, we will find that He was seeking us at the same time. We will find each other and as a result, we will be saved and Jesus will be glorified.

I have been and will always be a sinner. I will continue to sin and as such will always and forever be seeking forgiveness as I repent. Jesus has and will forgive me for I have been found and am not lost any longer. He was seeking me and when I was seeking Him we found each other and at that moment I was saved.

When in the world, what seeking are you doing to find Jesus? Are you willing to climb some trees to find Him and allow Him to find you? What if we were to embrace our lost status and allow Jesus to find us and save us?