Thou shalt be called, Sought out.
Isaiah 62:12
"The surpassing grace of God is seen very clearly in that we were not only sought,
but sought out.
Men seek for a thing which is lost upon the floor of the house, but in such a case there is only seeking, not seeking out.
* We were mingled with the mire: we were as when some precious piece of gold falls into the sewer, and men gather out and carefully inspect a mass of abominable filth, and continue to stir and rake, and search among the heap until the treasure is found.
* Or, to use another figure, we were lost in a labyrinth; we
wandered hither and thither, and when mercy came after us with the gospel, it did not find us at the first coming, it had to search for us and seek us out; for we as lost sheep were so desperately lost, and had wandered into such a strange country, that it did not seem possible that even the Good Shepherd should track our devious roamings.
Glory be to unconquerable grace, we were sought out! No gloom could hide us, no filthiness could conceal us, we were found and brought home.
We can find no reason for it but God's own sovereign love, and can only lift up our heart in wonder, and praise the Lord that this night we wear the name of "Sought out."
Charles Spurgeon