Central Truth

It is so amazing to know that Jesus loves you so much that no matter where you find yourself, He will be right there with you. If you get lost, He will help you find your way home. Get lost in His love today.

Reflections

I have a childhood memory that I will never forget. My mother agreed to ride along with someone to the airport and then bring their car back home. She brought us along for the drive. To know my mom is to know that she gets lost going almost everywhere. We parked that day and walked my mom's friend to the gate and watched her plane take off.

Then it all started. My mom lost the car in the parking garage. We walked from level to level for hours looking for the blue Volkswagen bug. After a few hours, she decided to ask for help. A very nice man who was a supervisor walked with us in the attempt to find the car. He rode the elevator from level to level in the search. After a half hour without progress, my mom made a statement to that nice man that I will never forget. She looked at him and said, 'Mister, this is a funny joke, but I would like my car back now. I know you guys here at the airport stole it.' That was one of those moments in my life with my mother I will never forget. Eventually, the nice man helped us find our car. We were lost sheep walking aimlessly at Orlando International Airport without direction or the concept of where to find our car.

We needed a shepherd willing to drop everything to help us locate the car and we found someone to fill that role. However, even though that man filled this role, he could never fill the role of Jesus who is our personal shepherd who loves us so much that He would leave the crowd to come find us. Amazing is the love He has for us - love that is unconditional - just love - without any boundaries.

Discussion Questions

1. Remember a time in your life that you were lost. How did you feel?

2. How does it make you feel that Jesus would leave everyone to find you?

3. Make sure today that you are staying close to Jesus, our shepherd. What are some ways that are keeping you far from him?