Two Kinds Of Lost

The first is those who have never heard the gospel. There are some who may have heard bits and pieces and are becoming ready to be harvested.

Matthew 9:10-13

My spirit-filled commentary gives a good note here, it says that Jesus likens himself to a physician who goes where there are needs. Just as Jesus cannot refuse to treat sinners, neither can physicians refuse to treat the sick. He is drawn to the lost and because He lives in us, should we not be feeling the burden of the lost?

Luke 19:10

Our Father, came by the way of His Son, He came for one reason only, to save all who were lost. To provide all the way back to Him and to give us access to His throne day or night.

Matthew 5:13

We are the salt. If those who are saved and called by His name cannot season another life then what good are we? If you really know Jesus, then you have salt because He is the salt. He is the word and it is the word which brings seasoning to a life. If you have no salt then how can you be salted? (if the salt loses it’s flavor how then shall it be seasoned?) We are to be seasoned or salted daily through His word. (but id we don’t have Jesus (salt) then how will we receive His word (seasoned or salted)?)

Ezekiel 34:16

Jesus is the true shepherd and if He lives in us then are we hindering His work? And have we become the bad shepherds of Ez 34:4? I think so!

Mark 16:15-18

Tells us to do the very same thing that we read in Ez. 34 and Mk 16. We read what a good shepherd wants to do. This is the great commission, to go after that which is lost and to reap the harvest (put in the sickle). There are those who are lost and those who have fallen. The second is those who have fallen away.

Matthew 18:11-14

We are also like shepherds. We carry with us the Good Shepherd. We need to tend to the flock and if one has gone astray we must go after the lost one, the one who has lost his/her way.

Galatians 6:1-5

None of us have arrived yet. Where is the love of God in us? Where is His heart for His people? Unless these which have gone astray be restored, they could be lost to the kingdom forever. V.4-5 Everyone of us will have to give an account for our own walk with the Lord. We are called to repair and restore that which is lost or broken. Beware of self-pride when dealing with one of God’s children who has gone astray.

1 Corinthians 10:12

Our attitude should be full of mercy and compassion for those who have fallen. It can just as easily be one of us. We are called to go after those who are lost.

Matthew 4:19-21

They were mending nets. In Jesus our nets are mended, but if we never cast it out how can we be fishers of men?

Hebrews 11:3

The word “framed” means to arrange, set in order, equip, adjust to, complete what was lacking, to make fully ready, repair and prepare. The word of God has called and prepared a net to catch multitudes. A harvest of souls. This net has been pulled and torn apart through many trials and errors. But we are called to mend the broken parts of our net and to continue our work in Him. (the spirit of the lord is upon me, He has anointed me…) Many souls are sliding through the cracks and holes in our nets. We are losing multitudes.

John 21:5-11

We have Jesus to mend our nets. We need to bring back that which is lost. If they don’t come back or flat out refuse to hear the gospel then their refusing is not to us, it is unto God. We need to mend, then cast on the right side of God and He will make us fishers of men. There are two kinds of lost people. Let the Lord direct your path to one of them.