I share my office at work with the ambulance crew. One day the crew's
chief misplaced a radio. She searched and searched but it was nowhere to
be found. Yet still she couldn't rest, even though there were other
radios available. Why? Because all the radios were valuable and the loss
of even one was important.
Finally she drove out to the landfill
and began to root through the garbage, a most unsavoury task, but lo and
behold that which was lost was finally found. And upon its' discovery
she pulled it from the trash, clipped it to her belt and returning to
town joyfully shared the good news.
People are valuable too. Not
just some people but all people.
For God so loved the world that
he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not
perish but have eternal life.
In sending His one and only Son to
earth to die for all mankind, God spared no expense or effort when it
came to seeking the lost. Thus as God's people, neither should we. And
yet how often do we, do I find myself not wanting to associate with
certain people: The unwashed, the unsavoury, the hurtful, the ignorant,
the liars and cheats, or just those who are simply different from me or
my little group. And yet Christ died for each and every one of these
people, including me for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory
of God.
I was unwashed, unsavoury, hurtful, ignorant, a liar and
a cheat and yet in all encompassing love and compassion He sought me out
until He found me.
Today each of us will meet, talk to, rub
shoulders with or even just think of those who may not yet be found. And
as we do so may our hearts be open and attentive to the leading of the
Holy Spirit if He should prompt us to share the good news of the gospel
of Jesus Christ with them, just as it was once shared with us.
Prayer: Father God may there be great rejoicing in heaven as you use
your people this day as holy instruments to share the life saving, life
changing power of the gospel that those who are lost may be found. In
Christ's name we ask. Amen.
Lynne Phipps
Atlin, B.C.
