.lost and found

"For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10

How do you know it's Spring?

blooming flowers?  lush green lawns?  song birds?  warm, sunny days?  pollen covered porches?

All these are definitely signs of Spring.  But at school we have one more unique, profound reminder.... the heavily, overflowing lost and found area.

The chilly mornings and warm afternoons, make the shedding of sweaters and coats necessary.... and the forgetting to take them home a fact.  After many notices, attempts, and pleading to get them back to the rightful owner, all items will be donated to a children's center soon, to a new forever home.

While time is limited at school to reunite lost items with the rightful owner, i am thankful God does not operate under the same time frame.  Jesus's parable of the shepherd and lost sheep mirrors His seeking of the lost...

What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.

We are of tremendous value to God, He will do nothing short of bringing us home to Him one day.  We who belong to Him, will not be lost, forgotten or given away. Thank you, Father, for your relentless pursuit of me, no matter where i roam.  Our forever home is and will always be with You.

we are loved and chosen by God,

may we live, love and do like we believe it,

veneal