Ep. 849 1 min
Luke 19:10
The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.
Jesus's mission statement at Zacchaeus's house.
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Ep. 849 · Luke 19:10
Key takeaways
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- 01Spoken after dinner with a despised tax collector.
- 02'Came to seek' — Jesus takes initiative.
- 03'And to save' — the seeking has a purpose.
- 04'The lost' — those who can't find their way home.
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Luke 19:10: 'For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'
Jesus has just had dinner with Zacchaeus, a corrupt tax collector everyone despised. The respectable people grumbled.
Jesus's response is one of the clearest mission statements of his life. 'I came to seek and to save the lost.'
'Came to seek.' Jesus takes initiative. He climbs trees, knocks on doors, walks into the houses of sinners. He doesn't wait for the lost to find him.
'And to save the lost.' Not the impressive. Not the qualified. The lost. If you've ever felt unfindable, this is the verse for you. He's looking.
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