That's How the Lost Get Found...

I was reminded at church on Sunday (Thanks, Pastor Jesse!) how God has rescued me! It's just like God to search and search for that which is lost so that it can be restored (lost coin, lost sheep, lost (prodigal) son).  Pastor Jesse at Christ Church (Fairgrove) spoke of Jim Elliot who gave life his all and lost it, so that others might know Christ... just like his Savior did... and that's how the lost get found! I'm reminded of a Jim Elliot quote that grabbed my attention over 11 years ago.  I noticed it the first time I visited Bryan College hanging on the wall in the Lion's Den.  Jim Elliot says, "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."  There's a song by Britt Nicole called "The Lost Get Found."

The lyrics to the chorus say:

Don't let your lights go down
Don't let your fire burn out
'cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe
Why don't you rise up now?
Don't be afraid to stand out
That's how the lost get found
The lost get found

We are the hands and feet of Christ... and because Christ has rescued us... we can reach out and help rescue others... and that my friends, is exactly how the lost get found!