Luke 19:10. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which is lost.
Well come on down friends, it’s Sunday, the Lord’s Day once more! That means fellowshipping in His sanctuary, for the giving of thanks and praise and receiving His divine blessings for the upcoming week. And I’m sure you’ll enjoy todays song, titled ‘I’m just a Nobody’ because it’s a Contemporary Christian tune that we’re going to do in a rocking, raunchy, good times version, similar to that of the Casting Crowns featuring Matthew West. There’ll be lots of clapping, dancing, and of course singing. (smile)
Without further ado then, let’s get rocking. And we’ll begin with some handclapping, in three fourths time, then sing the first line of the chorus three times acapella, then get into the full chorus as the music comes up. So here goes: ‘clap, clap: I’m just a nobody…clap, clap: I’m just a nobody…clap, clap: I’m just a nobody…’ And now the music comes in and everybody goes crazy: ‘I’m just a nobody, trying to tell everybody, all about Somebody, who saved my soul. Ever since You rescued me, You gave my heart a song to sing. I’m living for the world to see…Nobody but Jesus! I’m living for the world to see…Nobody but Jesus!
Why you ever chose me, has always been a mystery. All my life, I’ve been told I belong, at the end of the line. With all the other “Not Quites” with all the “Never-Get-it Rights” But it turns out, they’re the ones You’ve been looking for all this time, Cause I’m just a nobody, trying to tell everybody, all about Somebody, who saved my soul. Ever since You rescued me, You gave my heart a song to sing. I’m living for the world to see…Nobody but Jesus! I’m living for the world to see…Nobody but Jesus!
Moses had stage fright, and David brought a rock to a sword fight, You picked twelve outsiders, nobody would have ever chosen, and you changed the world. Well the moral of the story is, Everybody’s got a purpose. So when I hear that devil start talking to me saying, “Who do you think you are?” I say, I’m just a nobody, trying to tell everybody, all about Somebody, who saved my soul. Ever since You rescued me, You gave my heart a song to sing. I’m living for the world to see…Nobody but Jesus! I’m living for the world to see…Nobody but Jesus!
So let me go down, down, down in history, as another blood-bought faithful member of the family. And if they all forget my name, well, that’s fine with me. I’m living for the world to see…Nobody but Jesus… So let me go down, down, down in history, as another blood-bought faithful member of the family…That’s all I ever want to be…
And if they all forget my name, well, that’s fine with me. I’m living for the world to see…Nobody but Jesus… Cause I’m just a nobody, trying to tell everybody, all about Somebody, who saved my soul. Ever since You rescued me, You gave my heart a song to sing. I’m living for the world to see…Nobody but Jesus! I’m living for the world to see…Nobody but Jesus! I’m living for the world to see…Nobody but Jesus!’
Now didn’t that up-tempo bit of worship gladden your soul, put some pep in your step? Of course it did! And that’s what happens when we celebrate the wonderful ministry of Jesus. One commentary says: ‘The lyrics describe how God uses ordinary people to spread the Gospel of Jesus! We are all flawed, yet the Lord has a purpose for us. In our joy of having been forgiven, we excitedly point to the forgiver, Jesus Christ!’
And that’s the undeniable truth! When Jesus takes us up from what ever lowly place we’ve fallen and causes us to be reconciled to the Father, forgiven, justified, sanctified and all the other marvellous things His death and resurrection did for us, it’s hard not to be filled with joy; His joy, that then makes us want to go and tell EVERYBODY about what He’s done for us! And as the song says, Jesus has indeed been looking for all the “Not Quites” with all the “Never-Get-it Rights.” That’s the ones who are lost, fallen through the cracks and are wallowing in the mire of darkness of Satan and his sinful doings.
He made it very clear that He came to save and not to condemn when He said: ‘For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.’ (John 3:17) And furthermore, He was mostly interested in the sick, the lost and suffering as He declared (chuh man!!!) several times. For example, when He ate at the house of Zaccheus, the publican. Zaccheus repented after lunching with Jesus. ‘And Jesus said unto him. This day is salvation come to this house forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which is lost.’ (Luke 19:9-10)
He also told His audience the parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost son, noting that the owners of the lost sheep and coin searched diligently for what they had lost, while the Father of the prodigal son was always on the lookout for his lost boy coming back home, so he saw him as soon as he crossed the horizon, ran an hugged him and forgave him and made a celebration on his return. Likewise the owners of the lost cheep and coin also had celebrations when they found their lost property. (Luke 15)
And in the midst of those parables, Jesus made the following observation twice. ‘I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just (upright) persons, which need no repentance. (Luke 15:7) And then three verses later Jesus again declares (yesss!!!): ‘Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.’ (Luke 15:10)
And if you still don’t believe that Jesus came for the lost and hurting souls, then listen to Him again, this time after the scribes and Pharisees murmured against Him for eating and drinking with the publican (tax collector) Levi and other sinners. ‘And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole (healthy) need not a physician; but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.’ (Luke 5:31-32)
Yes my fellow saints Jesus came to save those that are lost, those who cannot help themselves, so if you are amongst that unfortunate lot, then please, I urge you to look to Jesus and take His free offer of salvation through the gift of grace, asap! It will be the wisest decision you’ve ever made, and can ever make. Much LOVE!
…ONLY in Jesus…can one find…one’s lost soul…
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