Your Not Lost

Again he asked them, “Who is it you want?”“Jesus of Nazareth,” they said.

Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then let these men go.” This happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: “I have not lost one of those you gave me.”

John 18:7-9 NIV

Think about it, everything is about to go "wrong" from the disciples perspectives. They will think all is lost. Jesus, their leader, who they thought was the Messiah, is about to be condemned and crucified. They will scatter and hide. 

In the middle of being condemned Christ is making sure that he didn't lose even one of those entrusted to him. There are two lessons we can learn from this. One is that Christ is always thinking of us. Like a good shepherd, he is always aware of the needs of the sheep under his care. The second lesson is that even though circumstances may seem out of control and "lost" to us, Christ is still in control. 

Applying these two lessons to us can assure us as we navigate the circumstances that may see like chaos to us. Do you feel a bit lost at the moment? Are things out of your control? If Christ was taking care of his sheep even while being condemned, he will surely care for us now while he sits at the right hand of the Father, ever living to intercede for us. We are not lost. Christ knows right where we are at.

Father, you know where each of us is at. You know the desperation and fear. You know the enemies and the issues. You know. We call on you to provide and protect. Strengthen us to walk through these valleys because you are with us. Thank you for being with us, right where we are at.