Kristoff is like us in a way. He is searching for Anna and feels lost without her. Unlike Kristoff, we are not always searching for God. However, until we find God, we are lost in the woods. The woods represents the world. The woods represents sin. The woods, eventually, represents hell. Without God we are lost. We don't have a direction to go. We don't have a purpose. We don't have hope. Thus, we are "lost in the woods."
The good news is we don't need to stay lost. God actively searches for us. In Luke 19:1-10 we find the story of Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus was a tax collector who cheated people out of their money. He was not a well liked man. He was a sinner like all of us. Jesus chose to go to his house. Jesus sought out Zacchaeus. Because Jesus sought out Zacchaeus, Zacchaeus turned away from his sin. He may not have done that if Jesus wasn't actively seeking him out.
In verse 10 Jesus said: "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost." Did you catch that? The Son of Man (Jesus) seeks and saves the lost. We are lost. We are sinners. We have no hope without Christ. And, he loves us so much that he seeks us out. He loves us so much that he wants to have a relationship with us. He loves us so much that he died on the cross as a perfect sacrifice as atonement for our sins. He did that for you. He did that for your friends. He did that for the people you don't like. He did it for us all. All we need to do is accept into our hearts, believe that he is the savior, and confess we are sinners and that he is Lord.
So, are you still lost in the woods? Are you currently walking with Christ through the woods? How can you do a better job of walking with Christ today?
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