For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that
which was lost.

Luke 19:10

The Bible talks about four things that are lost: the lost coin,
the lost sheep, the lost son and the lost world.
To be lost means to be adrift, to be castaway, to be down
the drain, to go astray, to be irrecoverable, to be wayward, to
be off course and to be found nowhere. These are not nice
descriptions of the fallen state of man. That is why Jesus
Christ came to the world to save lost coins, lost sheep, lost
sons and a lost world.

1. You may be a lost coin. Your life may be lost in hell
through carelessness and failing to take the Word of
God seriously.

Either what woman having TEN PIECES OF SILVER,
IF SHE LOSE ONE PIECE, doth not light a candle, and
sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?
And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and
her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I
have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise, I say unto
you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over
one sinner that repenteth.

Luke 15:8-10

2. You may be a lost sheep.

Your life may be lost because you have wandered away from
the paths of righteousness, having neither shepherd nor saviour
in your life. You need Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd.
What man of you, having an hundred SHEEP, if he lose
one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the
wilderness, AND GO AFTER THAT WHICH IS LOST,
until he find it?

And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders,
rejoicing.

And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends
and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I
have found my sheep which was lost.
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over
one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine
just persons, which need no repentance.

Luke 15:4-7

3. You may be a lost son.

You may be a lost son because you are rebellious and
misguided. You do not want to do anything the same way your
father did. You want to be different and you may pay for that by
going to hell.

But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best
robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and
shoes on his feet:
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat,
and be merry:

For this MY SON was dead, and is alive again; HE WAS
LOST, AND IS FOUND. And they began to be merry.

Luke 15:22-24

4. You may be following a world that is lost.
People are lost because they are blind and cannot see Heaven
and hell. The broad way is teeming with multitudes that are
rushing headlong into the lake of fire. The broad way is filled
with people who have no hope and no answers to the complicated
problems of this world. They are waiting for a good shepherd to
come and lead them away from their destructions.
But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
2 Corinthians 4:3

5. Repent and come to Jesus Christ so that you do not go
to hell.

It is never too late to follow the Shepherd out of the darkness
of this lost world, into the glorious light of the gospel of Jesus
Christ.