Who Found Whom?

In the Timber mountains of the North West a five-year-old was lost.  Night came.  The citizens and rangers were searching the caves and mountain sides.  Snow began to fall.  All night the snow laid its blankets, but no Jimmy could be found.

The next morning the sun came out and the storm ceased.  A weary father decided to come in for another cup of coffee.  When he was within half a mile of the house he kicked against what seemed to be a log in the path, but when the snow was jarred a small boy stretched, yawned, sat up from under his snow blanket and exclaimed, "Oh, Daddy!"  I've found you at last!"  Now who found whom?

Mortals have an inherited phrase, "So-and-so found the Lord."  But the Lord has never been lost!  He has asked us to search the Scriptures and to seek His will; but when it comes to salvation it is God who reaches out for us.

"For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost." (Luke 19:10)