Faith Building Verse-Luke 19:10

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Faith-Building Verse is Luke 19:10.

“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

One of the big reasons that Jesus came to the earth was to pursue the lost. He had just witnessed the conversion of a tax collector named Zacchaeus when He made this statement. Jesus said, “Today, salvation has come to this house.”

Zacchaeus wanted to see who Jesus was. Jesus knew that his motives were sincere, and proceeded to invite Himself to the home of this wealthy tax collector.

The Gospel is a pursuit of the lost: seeking people who are outside of fellowship with God and inviting them to call on Jesus in faith and repentance. The kindness of Jesus draws them into God’s family, as we go forward in His name and reach out with His love.

This Faith-Building Verse inspires us to join the purpose of God to pursue the lost in the Year of Relationship.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com