Found.

I have a student who lost his favorite stuffed animals in the class. When he lost it, he was devastated at the fact that it was lost, and he kept searching for it. Whenever he had the chance, he kept searching until one moment I told him he can’t keep searching at the moment, and when he least expects it, they can show up. But for him, he listened, but that doesn’t mean he was happy. He still wanted his stuffies and still has some hope that it will turn up.

Hi everyone! It’s your girl Julie, back with another segment of “Salty & Lit.” In today’s post, we’re going to be talking about what it means to be found. Let’s pray.

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for being good. Thank You for being the One who finds us. Help us to teach others You and to know You better. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

When thinking about my student’s stuffies, I think about being found. I can imagine his face when he discovers where they were, after seeing how he was when he couldn’t find it, and I see the same thing occurring in Scripture. In Luke 8, more specifically, verses 8-10, there is a woman who has coins but loses one of them. Though she lost one, she searched carefully for the coin until she got it back. She cleaned the house carefully until the coin was found, and she found it, she rejoiced over the coin that was lost.

How would you respond if you in the student or the woman’s place? Would you have carefully kept searching or given up? I admit, I probably would’ve searched for a bit, given up, and then waited for it to show up again. However, it was not the case for these two: they kept searching until they found it (or in my student’s case, when he was given the directive to stop), even if it meant time was dedicated to that.

For me, time is of the essence, and I believe time can be wasted if I keep searching for things, but what I noticed is that if something is of value, regardless of what time is spent, one will look for it.

According to the dictionary, find means “to come upon by searching or effort.” When you find something in this case, you carefully spent time like the lady did to find what she lost. I find this similar to the Gospel. There are people searching for something, but they don’t know what or Who it is: they are searching for God; however, we as lights are called to point things and people back to the Father, so with our light, we show the true Light (Jesus), the One who takes the sin of the world (John 1:9 and 29).

My friend, God has been pushing me to share the Gospel more, and it’s been because of fear that I haven’t: fear of how I’d be looked, fear of being rejected, but fear has nothing against judgment from God. When He says to go, I must go and share the Gospel.

The Lord has been challenging me in this way, because He’s showing where my affections lie. I like to share things, but why do I share the Gospel with certain people and not all people? Don’t we know that they need God too? So, I’m growing in learning to share the Gospel with others more. My friend, it’s challenging to share the Gospel at times, but imagine what joy there is, knowing that someone who was lost is now found.

Let’s pray.

Tout lavi mwen, mwen t ap soufri (All my life, I was suffering)
M t ap chèche yon dlo pou m bwè; (I was searching for a water to drink )
Ki t ap soulaje m pou toutan, (To satisfy forever)
Swaf la ki te plen kè mwen. (The thirst that filled my heart)

Kè:
Alelouya mwen jwenn Jezi (Hallelujah, I found Jesus)
Lontan nanm mwen te chèche; (For a long time, my soul was searching)
Jezi satisfè tout kè mwen, (Jesus satisfied my heart)
Se ak san Li mwen sove. (It’s by His blood I am saved.)

With this song, I pray a blessing over you: that the God who satisfies will satisfy your every need - your soul and everything in between. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.