"For the Son of man came to save [from the penalty of eternal death] that which was lost." Matthew 18:11

Have you ever had an item of value and lost it?

Have you ever unexpectedly found something you had lost?

If you have then you have experienced the value of rediscovery. It was valuable when you first received it but even more so when you found what might have otherwise been gone forever.

To illustrate this further, people often say "there is no joy like the birth of a new baby." At first thought that seems true but, lets look a little closer. Let's say you are down town Toronto and your ten year old is with you on a crowded street. As you window shop you take your eye off her for a brief moment. The next second she is gone! Abducted! You notify the RCMP. A week goes by; a week of hell on earth. Then, the phone rings and the voice on the other end tells you that she has been found and is well.

You thought you where happy at her birth, but this is a joy beyond explanation.

You now know a little of what it feels like to be God when one of His lost sons or daughters returns to Him.

In the parable of the lost sheep, the coin, and son the same point is made. God feels the loss of mankind that is why we must care about a lost world.

The Church must return to our primary purpose seeking to save the lost.

-Pastor Bill