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EXTREME MEASURES Read: Luke 19:1–10 Bible in a Year: Jonah 1–4; Revelation 10 The of Man came to seek and to save the lost. Luke 19:10 A few years ago, a friend of mine lost track of her young while walking through a swarm of people at Union Station in Chicago. Needless to say, it was a terrifying experience. Frantically, she yelled his name and ran back up the escalator, retracing her steps in an effort to find her little boy. The minutes of separation seemed like hours, until suddenly—thankfully—her emerged from the crowd and ran to the safety of her arms. Thinking of my friend who would have done anything to find her fills me with a renewed sense of gratitude for the amazing work God did to save us. From the time God’s first image-bearers—Adam and Eve—wandered off in sin, He lamented the loss of fellowship with His people. He went to great lengths to restore the relationship by sending His one and only “to seek and to save the lost” (Luke 19:10). Without the birth of Jesus, and without His willingness to die to pay the price for our sin and to bring us to God, we would have nothing to celebrate at Christmastime. Christmas is about God taking extreme measures to reclaim those who were lost. So this Christmas, let’s be thankful that God took extreme measures by sending Jesus to reclaim our fellowship with Him. Although we once were lost, because of Jesus we have been found! Heavenly Father, in the midst of all the joy of Christmas, remind me that the true meaning of this season lies in the depth of Your love. Thank You for sending Jesus to reclaim undeserving people like me! Christmas is about God taking extreme measures to reclaim those who were lost. 
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What a beautiful analogy! I lost a child in a crowd one time, and can relate to it. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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