“You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.” (Matthew 5:13 NLT)
There is a sense in which to be lost is to be worthless, without value, of no earthly good. Think about it. If I lose my wallet that contains my credit cards, health insurance information, driver’s license, and whatever else I keep in it; of what use are those things to me if I don’t have access to them? If I lose my car, my house, or anything else of material worth, I can no longer count on them to be of value to me in the carrying out of my daily life?
To be lost in a Biblical sense is to be separated from God. That’s what sin does and unless and until our sin is dealt with, we are hopelessly separated from God and of no eternal value. Lostness leaves us helpless and hopeless to save ourselves or to work our way to heaven, which essentially means whatever contribution we make on earth is bound to earth and is of no heavenly value.
Yet, the Good News, actually, the GREAT NEWS, is, lost people are exactly the ones for whom Jesus died! Unlike salt that can never regain its saltiness, lost people can be given new life that enables and allows us to be infused with the life of God Himself; thus, given the resource of strength and hope to be of great eternal worth. But how?
Lostness is a spiritual condition that blinds us to the things of God and causes us to instead focus solely on the things of this world. Self becomes the god of our decisions and becomes the motivating factor behind our every action. Thoughts of God get lost in our incessant drive to “make something of ourselves,” resulting in an ever-deepening spiral of defeat that results in our eternal lostness and separation from God.
Satan blinds us with material desires, including, but not limited to sex, that demand our attention to the exclusion of any spiritual pursuit; thus, blocking our path to any meaningful relationship with God or receiving anything of spiritual value. The satisfaction of the body and mind forego any pursuit of the satisfaction of the soul, but, as Jesus reminds us in Mark 8:36: “Is anything worth more than your soul?” with the clear implication, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
Lostness is a spiritual condition that can only be corrected by a spiritual transformation that can only be found in a personal love relationship with the Creator of the Universe. His name is Jesus and He died to pay the penalty for our sin, free us from our lostness, and fill us with Himself, resulting in a life of eternal meaning, purpose, fulfillment, joy, peace, and satisfaction.
Knowing, loving, and serving the Lord Jesus is the epitome of what life was always meant to be and results in what Paul refers to in 2 Corinthians 5:17 as becoming a new creation in Christ Jesus. The picture Paul paints in this verse is of the ugly caterpillar who becomes the beautiful butterfly. Our being bound to the earth is traded for wings to soar spiritually in our love for and devotion to the Lord Jesus.
After “flying” with Jesus for more than 60 years I can tell you definitively, I don’t miss anything about my old life, but I love everything I’m discovering about my new life in Jesus, but the best is still to come! Please don’t waste another second being separated from the Lord. Please tap on this link and let Ron Hutchcraft walk you through a simple, straightforward reason and way to yield your life and allegiance to Jesus right now, while you still can. Lostness is deadly! Being found in Jesus is eternally lifesaving and life giving!
Blessings, Ed 😊
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