Oh, to Be Safe at Last!        

                                                                                                      By: Maxine M.

A child has disappeared; lost somewhere in the stand of woods nearby

Swiftly, a search is organized, but it’s late and light is rapidly leaving the sky

Days pass, fears grow, the quest continues, the parents can only ask “why?”

A young soldier didn’t return after a fierce fire fight on the enemy’s ground

The worse was feared; the question was, had he been killed or captured, if found?

The official report read: “whereabouts unknown” as the situation unwound

The pilot had vanished off radar, radio contact was lost, hope was running low

His last known position was over rough terrain, only rugged rocks below

Could he have possibly survived? Only after time and an exhaustible search would they actually know

Now as we look around, we see many who are “lost”, even those in PLAIN SIGHT

Spiritually lost, eyes that are blinded from the truth that God’s word is totally right

Their names missing from the “Lamb’s Book of Life”, in which all the truly saved, Jesus will write

“Lost” like bewildered sheep, estranged from the Shepherd…not part of His flock

Often UNAWARE they are lost, with no idea that tomorrow may bring an eternal shock

For no one knows when the final moments will tick off their personal clock

Many lost are regular church goers, weekly filling up THEIR spot in a pew

But their heart isn’t CHANGED, it just seems the proper thing to do

It’s more of a “club” feeling than to actually make Jesus LORD...living a life truly made new

But from the young, just starting life, to those whose race is nearly run

They all need the Savior to rescue them, the love & peace provided ONLY by God’s Son

It’s VITAL they comprehend what Christ’s death on the cross truly has done

The fact that the very Son of God became a human man, with a SPECIFIC goal in mind

He would teach, heal diseases, demonstrate how people should live…lovingly and kind

Then He’d suffer at the hands of unbelievers…Rome and religious leaders combined

He was beaten, bloodied, mocked, abandoned even for a time by the Father, as God’s Holiness would demand

Dying on that cruel cross for all man’s sins, the fulfillment of what the Father had planned

The purpose was the PERFECT dying for the imperfect, a LOVE we don’t fully understand

Because by His death and Resurrection, the darkness of being “lost” is defeated

Sins forgiven, souls washed clean by His shed blood, restored, Salvation complete

To be “found”, no longer lost, control turned over to Jesus, the god of SELF unseated

But there are some who have never heard the Gospel Story nor read God’s Holy Word

Or if they have, they have rejected, disregarded, or ignored the things they’ve heard

Choosing instead to be NONCOMPLIANT in asking for forgiveness, a “worldly” life is preferred

Going life alone, focusing on personal goals, walking on the dangerous path the lost tread

Whereas ONCE you accept Jesus as Lord, you can simply rely on what He said

“I’ve come to seek and to save that which is LOST”; He will provide a glorious Heavenly future ahead

Now before the risen Savior went back to His Father, He instructed His followers to “go & tell”

Relay the Gospel Story to all who would listen, seek the lost, Satan’s lies repel

Invite all to accept His Gift of Salvation, find comfort, on a Heavenly course excel

The Father constantly calls out for His lost child, as any good parent would

He searches all the places they might be, there’s no place too remote His word can’t be understood

He wants them to come Home to the light, to find true love, mercy, Grace and all that is good

Since the lost are everywhere around us, opportunities to enlighten abound

It’s our duty to report the ways in which all the LOST can be found

By living as an example of His love…the Father’s message expound

“I am the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE”…seeking saving words Jesus so freely broadcast

How only His Sacrifice on the cross can remove those dark stains of the past

Because to be FOUND!!...oh what a relief, comfort and excitement it brings to be SAFE at last!