Those who know me know that I love to play golf. Today as we played one the guys hit his ball into the water and said "It was lost when I found it." In other words he was playing with a ball he hadn't paid for but had found it somewhere on the course. Now rather than lose a ball he paid for he substituted the found ball and then proceeded to hit it into the water. "It was lost when I found it."
Does that simple phrase sound familiar, it did to me. Over and over I repeated it in my head as we drove down the fairway to the next hole. It comes from the book of Luke doesn't it; the parable of the Prodigal Son which ends with these words "he was lost and is found." If you haven't read the story of the lost son I would encourage you to go to Luke 15: 11-32 and read the story about a son who thinks the "grass might be greener on the other side of the fence."
It's very easy to get lost in today's world isn't it? Like that golf ball in the water many of us have at one time or another found ourselves tossed out like so much trash. We've lost our way in the sins of the flesh and in turn lost ourselves, but the good news is that Jesus hasn't lost you. He knows you by name and like the good shepherd that He is will find you and bring you to Him. Today you might be lost in the darkness of sin but with the power of the Holy Spirit tomorrow you will be found in the light of the Son.
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