Our God Seeks Us

In Luke 15 our Lord Jesus told a parable in three parts. First, was the Shepherd who left the ninety and nine to search for the lost sheep. Second He described the woman who having lost a coin swept the house and sought until she found it. Finally, He told about a Father who lost His son, and found him again when the son returned to him. Our text today is much like this parable, because it details how God came looking for us.

Do you remember what happened when we left last time? Jesus has fed the 5,000. Those who ate the food followed Him to the other side of the Sea of Galilee and found Him in Capernaum. We listened in on the conversation between the Lord Jesus and these people who were interested in the free lunch. (1) He has told them the food that they really needed to seek was the Lord Jesus Himself. (2) He said if they had Him, He would satisfy the deepest longings of their souls. (3) Still, they cannot bring themselves to believe that. So, our Lord speaks to them again and tells them why and how God Himself sought them.
I. Why God Has to Seek Us (v. 41-42)
II. How God Seeks Us (v. 43-47)