Until He Comes Out

"For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."

Luke 19:10

Sitting outside, two friends waited.  Inside, another was blissfully unaware that he had been stalked for three days.  Stalked, I say, not with malicious intent, but sought out for the privilege of seeing his face and hearing his voice.  Somehow, he had unwittingly, forgetfully, evaded this meeting several times, leading his pursuers in search of him to places they would not otherwise have gone.  Now, all other possibilities exhausted, they were camped on his very doorstep, unwilling to give up this encounter they had set their minds on.  When at last he appeared, they fairly ran to meet him.  How little did he know what energy was spent on his behalf!

Outside the human heart, Jesus, the Friend of sinners, waits.  Shut inside, surrounded by the cares of life, the lost soul is unaware of His presence, perhaps choosing rather to believe that God is a stalker, only wanting to take him prisoner and rob him of the good life.  Too busy for Him, the soul has forgotten the times He has called.  But the Savior has gone to great lengths, even leaving His heavenly home to meet mankind in his own domain -- He will never give up what He has set out to redeem.  And when at last the heart is opened to Him, He will meet the one He has pursued without the slightest hesitation.  Wandering heart, though He may be a stranger to you now, He is seeking you!  Have you come out of your hiding in your self to see Him waiting there?

And, my praying friends, if our God refuses to give up on one who runs from Him, what excuse have we for doing so?  Let the ambassadors be as faithful and patient as the One who sends them!