There are items of necessity that when we lose it's annoying. We search for these everyday items, the remote control, the car keys, left socks (where do they go?!?), in all the normal places and typically find them just slightly out of place.
There are possessions when we notice their disappearance we panic. When we misplace a debit card, we search the house, the car, the house again, the car again, and call all the stores we had visited that day. We cancel the card just to be safe and for months we check bank statements for charges we did not make.
Then there are items that we treasure and when we lose these items we act as if nothing else matters, like the world is coming to an end. The dog runs away and you spend hours driving up and down streets, knocking on doors, posting signs, calling animal pounds. I have a ring that Corey gave me when we first started dating; it is among my most prized possessions.
Once in college, I noticed that is was missing from my left pinkie finger. I tore apart my dorm room, scoured the sidewalks and grass, I was completely distracted in class. Finding my ring was the only thing that I cared about. Today was the first time in five years I didn't know of its location and in the moments it was missing, I was a wreck.
Why is it lost things put us into such a tizzy? Is it possible that we are made to care for what is lost? When Jesus shared three stories about lost items he didn't call it materialism and scorn those who searched. He used these stories to demonstrate God's heart for those who have not accepted Him as Lord. He uses all the resources at His disposal in His search for those who are lost and celebrates when one is found.
Do we share God's heart for His lost items? Are we annoyed with the number of those who are lost? Are we in a frenzied panic searching out for those who don't know Christ? Because soon this world will come to an end and nothing else matters but finding those who are lost.
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