The Pursuit

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

Luke 19:20

Seek and Save. 

seek (verb)

1.      to go in search or quest of 

2.      to go to

save  (verb)
 1.    to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss
 2.    to keep safe, intact, or unhurt; safeguard; preserve
 3.    to keep from being lost
 4.    to avoid the spending, consumption, or waste of

God has put this verse in my path so much lately. You know what that means... Must be what I need to know!

 It is just one of the most beautiful things ever to know that we are sought after. Christ is in search of us and goes after our hearts. But after He finds us He doesn't just leave us where we are like "Oh, there you are. Well, it's nice to have found you. Goodbye now!", but rescues us and keeps us from being lost ever again.

Just like the fairytales we read as little girls, where the prince seeks the princess, finds her, and saves her from the tower, Christ does the same thing for us. Think back to those stories. Was it always the easiest journey for the prince? Not really. He would get attacked in the woods or in some kind of duel with the bad guy. Same with Christ. In order to seek and save, the Savior had to be slain. But He overcomes, saying "Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades." (Rev 1:17&18). He is alive forevermore and His love is from everlasting to everlasting (Psalm 103:17).