Across the Bible, we see God reaching out to His creation to attempt to save and revive. Naturally, nowhere is this more obvious than in the New Testament and particularly in the Gospels thru the life of His Son. Jesus came to earth to find and save those that were spiritually lost and bound by sin.

By His very own profession, He makes this clear when He tells His followers that He didn’t come to judge humankind, but to save the lost from an eternal death (John 3:17). Frequently we are almost convinced to think that God is too wrapped up in the small print of the universe to be worried about our issues. But this isn’t true. Jesus was and still is completely curious about the lives of every one of us. Even after His crucifixion, His intimate concern was for those He loved.

One example of this is the compassion He had for Mary as she searched for Him at the empty crypt. Jesus hadn’t yet ascended to the Father.

He witnessed Mary’s deep sorrow and was moved with compassion. “Mary!” Jesus called out to her. “Rabboni!” that means “Teacher!” was her answer. When she saw the Lord she knew her requests had been answered. Jesus was alive! This was her best need – to understand that what He had guaranteed was true. What’s your best need? Call out to the Savior, and he’ll meet that need.