“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.””
In plain words: Jesus said He came for people who are far from God. He came to look for them and to rescue them.
What Luke 19:10 means.
Jesus said He came to seek and to save the lost. You aren’t chasing God alone. He’s been looking for you.
Common questions about Luke 19:10
Who is the Son of Man, and who are the lost?
Son of Man is a name Jesus often used for Himself. It points back to a promised King in Daniel 7:13-14, and it also shows that Jesus was truly human. The lost are people who are far from God, like a sheep that wandered off. Jesus said these words after meeting Zacchaeus, a tax collector many people disliked. Jesus went to his house, and Zacchaeus's life changed. The verse is Jesus telling us why He came.
Apply it today: Read the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19:1-10 today and notice how Jesus treats him.
Does being lost mean I'm a bad person?
Being lost means being away from God and unable to find the way home alone. Scripture says everyone has gone their own way (Isaiah 53:6; Romans 3:23). It also says every person is made in God's image, so every person matters to Him. In Luke 19:7 the crowd grumbled that Jesus went to the home of a sinner. Jesus went anyway. Being lost is not the end of the story. It is the reason Jesus came.
Apply it today: Tell God in a simple, honest prayer about one place where you feel far from Him.
What happens when Jesus finds someone?
Zacchaeus hurried down from his tree and welcomed Jesus gladly (Luke 19:6). He wanted to make things right with the people he had cheated, and Jesus said salvation had come to his house (Luke 19:8-9). Salvation means being rescued and made right with God. It is a gift we cannot earn, received by trusting Jesus (Ephesians 2:8-9). It starts when we turn away from what hurts us and begin to follow Him.
Apply it today: Tell Jesus in your own words that you want to know Him, and ask Him to show you the next step.
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Live it today.
Let yourself be found by God today.
Pray it back.
Jesus, You came looking for me. Here I am.
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