ODJ: lost
February 24, 2011
Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go (v.9).
READ: Proverbs 2:1-11
We just witnessed a stunning, daring bit of TV storytelling that set the show on a new, series-ending path—one that will track the characters through parallel, alternate universes,” wrote USA Today’s Robert Bianco following the 2-hour premiere of the last season of Lost. “We are now following two versions of their lives. “That’s no easy task to pull off,” Bianco insisted. “Few shows would even try. It worked because the script and actors so clearly delineated the difference between the two groups: one transformed by the island, one left as they were when we first met them.”
It is indeed rare for television to delve so deeply into character study, to attempt to unravel the complexities of man’s lost soul. While brilliant scriptwriting can help expose dark hearts, only God-inspired Scripture can provide a genuine map home and a formula for true and lasting change—salvation “through” Jesus Christ (John 14:6).
To find your way, “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world,” the apostle Paul teaches, “but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect” (Romans 12:2).
As the Lord told the Israelites, when we come “weeping and seeking the Lord” our God in repentance, striving to find the way back home, then we will bind ourselves to the Lord “with an eternal covenant that will never be forgotten” (Jeremiah 50:4-5).
Are you lost? Then “stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls” (Jeremiah 6:16). —Roxanne Robbins
When have you been lost in your relationship with God? How can you experience eternal salvation and find your way home? Why is repentance so important in our relationship with Jesus?
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