"Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."

So here we are. We've walked through the arrival, the applause, and the anguish. We've watched the shepherd come on His terms, watched the crowd celebrate without understanding, and watched Jesus weep over a city that didn't recognize the One standing in front of them. And now the question lands on us.

What do we do with this?

Because the incredible thing about this whole story is that it didn't end on that hillside. Jesus didn't weep over Jerusalem and go home. He walked all the way through a fake parade, false applause, and rejection, and He went to a cross and gave everything He had so that the distance between you and God could be closed forever. He saw you, every broken thing, every hidden thing, every shameful thing you swore nobody would ever know about. He saw it. And He wept, not because He was disgusted with you but because He could see what was coming for you and He couldn't stay away. And then He died. And then He rose. Because the shepherd doesn't stop at grief... He finishes the rescue.

And then He did something no one expected. He handed the mission to us. To people like you and me who were once the lost sheep ourselves. He found us, and then He said now go find them. Not with perfection, not with a flawless presentation, but with the same love that wouldn't let you go.

So for those of you who've been found, who've tasted that grace, who know what it's like to be pursued by a God who wouldn't quit... here's what I'm asking. Between now and Easter, get on your knees and weep for the one. Pray by name. Pray with the kind of urgency that says I can see what's coming and I can't stay silent. Pray like you can see what's at stake and it breaks you the way Jerusalem broke Jesus.

And for those of you who've been praying, who've been faithful in the pursuit but you're tired and you feel like nothing is changing... can I tell you something? He kept coming. Through rejection, through misunderstanding, through silence, through a sealed tomb. He kept coming. And so do you. Because the love that found you is the love that sustains the search. You don't quit. You keep going. You keep knocking on that door, you keep having that conversation, you keep showing up in that person's life, not because you're strong enough but because the shepherd in you doesn't know how to stop.

And if you're reading this right now and you don't know Him... if something in you has been stirring through these devotionals and you don't quite know what to do with it... let me just tell you what He did. He saw you. He wept for you. He died for you. And He's still here, right now, because the shepherd searches until He finds it.

Romans 10:9 says if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. That's not complicated. That's an open door. And He's standing on the other side of it waiting for you.

Easter is upon us.
The shepherd is still searching.
Until.

Before Easter arrives, write down the name of one person you're going to pursue. Commit to praying for them every day this week. And then do something about it, send the text, make the call, show up. Let the shepherd in you keep searching.