“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” ~ Luke 19:10
I haven’t written much on here in the last few months. It’s been a crazy time as God rearranges the pieces of my life. I am shattered and glued back together, like a stained glass window, but I can’t quite see the whole picture yet.
God does that. He seeks us. We didn’t seek Him. In our lostness, we don’t even know that we’re lost.
We often hear about “choosing to follow Christ” and “accepting Christ.” We sing songs about “I have decided to follow Jesus.” I love to play that song on my guitar because it reminds me to continue to keep my eyes on him. But, who bears the responsibility in those instances? We do.
The Bible says He is the One who seeks us. It’s a regular theme in the Bible: when it comes to salvation, it’s all God. He’s the One who works in us first, opening our eyes to Him. He’s the One to stir us to an awareness of Him. And He’s the One to ultimately turn our hearts to fully follow Him.
It’s all Him and it always has been.
Specifically in this verse, the title Son of Man is a direct reference to Daniel 7:13-14:
“I saw in the night visions,
and behold, with the clouds of heaven
there came one like a son of man,
and he came to the Ancient of Days
and was presented before him.
And to him was given dominion
and glory and a kingdom,
that all peoples, nations, and languages
should serve him;
his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
which shall not pass away,
and his kingdom one
that shall not be destroyed.
This is the Son of Man who came to find us. But not just find us, but seek us and save us. He is the One who has been given glory and a kingdom. He is the One we are called to serve. He is the One who rules forever. And He is the One who came to find you when you were still lost.
Jesus Christ is the Son of Man. I think it’s just awesome that our Savior, who created the entire universe, cares enough about each one of us to come to us individually, tailoring the exact circumstances we each need in order to acknowledge our need for Him. And then He doesn’t leave us there. He stays with us, never leaving us (Deut 31:6). He molds us into who He created us to be: His people.