“These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not; but go rather to the lost house of Israel.” (Matthew 10:5+6)
The word translated “lost” in this passage can be translated “dead”. The children of Israel were seriously lost. God did not want His chosen people to be lost! Jesus sent the disciples to seek them seriously! He sent His disciples to bring them back into the Kingdom.
God loved them! He also loves us! The Bible says that God does not want anyone to perish. (2 Peter 3:9) If you or I do not get to heaven, it is not God’s fault. God wants us in heaven with Him. He calls us to come. He seriously seeks us!
People who refuse to answer God, will be seriously lost! They will not go to heaven! If we do the opposite of what God tells us to do, if we go in the opposite direction; we won’t get to where He is.