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For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. Luke 19:10

D.L. MOODY
To me, this is one of the sweetest verses in the whole Bible. In this one short sentence we are told what Christ came into this world for. He came for a purpose, He came to do a work. He came not to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

ERWIN LUTZER
Yes, we were lost prodigals, but Jesus came to save us. Thanks to Him, our Heavenly Father is waiting for us. He says, “I have made provision for you to come back home. I sent my Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for sinners so that if you receive Him, I will welcome you home.”
No matter how lost we are, the Spirit can lead us home.
You may be a backslidden believer, perhaps you have never trusted Christ as Savior, or you may be a wandering prodigal, but God sent Jesus so that, in the words of a hymn, “The vilest offender who truly believes, that moment from Jesus a pardon receives.” God redeems our messes; He honors us even as the father honored the wandering prodigal. Don’t turn away from the Voice drawing you to Jesus.

PRAYER
Father, who is there except you to reach into my heart and deal with the anger that keeps prodigals like me away from you? Today, I’m coming home.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS
Why do we try to clean up our own messes before coming to God instead of letting Him redeem them?

If God honors the returning prodigal, why do we often struggle to believe He wants to honor and restore us?