Nothing is lost!

When they were filled, He said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. (John 6:12)

Jesus is our Lord! He is also our Savior, the ONE who came to seek and to save that which was lost. And as such, we need to know that He never forgets about anything that concerns His creation.

It may seem like there are times when we have been forgotten, but it’s in those times we can be assured that nothing is lost!

Even when we seemingly “blow it” and all of life is turned completely upside down and inside out! The times when we look in the mirror, walk away, and for a moment or even a season, “forget who we are.” It‘s especially in those times we need to know that nothing is lost which concerns us, not even one fragment!

Jesus just finished feeding a whole bunch of people, and while everyone else was anxious for what was next on the “Jesus” agenda, He was only thinking about what was lost! Even down to the smallest “fragments” of the “leftovers” of the loaves and fishes. The same food, that just minutes before meant so much to the large crowd, was now no longer needed because they were all filled!

I thank God He never forgets the “fragments” that concern us! The times we think are lost forever are exactly what the following verse in Romans, the verse we all know and love, is all about!

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. (Romans 8:28)

Only God can take what seems to be lost forever, whether it be a broken relationship with a family member, a once close friendship, a lost occupation, or urgent physical concern, and show us what His eternal purposes are…IN all of these things IN Christ! He is the only One who can create Life out of death and wholeness out of that which seems to be broken and forever lost!

And when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” (I Corinthians 11:24)

The story of the feeding of the five thousand is a wonderful story, but it really has nothing to do with feeding the natural man. Communion is a wonderful experience among believers IN Christ, but it’s not just about remembering to eat and drink!

Both of these, the story of the feeding of the five thousand, and what we know as the communion verse, are more about seeing an internal Christ than anything else! The One who lives IN us…is the same ONE who is currently willing and doing of His good pleasure. Christ, the very sustenance of Life itself!

This is where everything (good and bad) is open and laid bare before Him with whom we have to do…as we see Him as He is! (Hebrews 4:13)

And it’s here, in this “just as I am” place where we learn of His unconditional love, that no matter how bad it appears, nothing is lost!

And IN knowing Him (not just knowing about Him) internally, and eating of His flesh and drinking of His blood, we NOW know that He cares for everything which concerns us, those things that are exposed as well as the things hidden. And it‘s IN knowing when He saved us, He saved us completely and that nothing is lost, not one fragment of our seeming up and down lives!

Everything is always under His loving care and watchful eye.

He goes on to say, “I AM (is) the Bread that came down from heaven, the True Manna!”

What this means to us;

Our life IN Him IS meant to be taken IN, and just one day at a time. We no longer have to try and do anything FOR God in order to be fed by Him! He freely feeds everyone by Grace alone! And this food (and drink) He gives is eternal and meant to be eaten in daily portions!

Christ IS our life! And when He saved us He knew exactly what He was doing. It’s wonderful to know that IN His saving and keeping power, nothing is lost! We are saved in every sense of the word…past, present, and future!

It’s just as amazing when we discover that He never forgets about one thing that concerns us. It might at times seem like He has forgotten, but it’s precisely those times He is teaching us the one foundational truth!

The one truth we all need to know in order to continue “pressing in” to a deep, abiding, and real relationship with Him!

The truth being, that IN Him…nothing is lost!