David Feherty, an analyst for the Golf Channel, described an errant shot by saying, “That ball is so far left, Lassie couldn’t find it if it was wrapped in bacon.”

Only those who have played the game can fully appreciate that comment. Golf balls sometimes land very far away from their intended destination.

Human beings often get lost too. We sometimes wonder how we got so far away from where God wants us to be. Some people feel hopelessly lost. Others have doubts about people in their lives. Have they strayed so far away from God that they can never be found?

Fortunately, Jesus is in the business of finding lost people. He says, “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.” (Luke 19:10).

No matter how far away from God someone might be, Jesus can find and save that person.

And he doesn’t need any help from Lassie.