Matthew 18:12-13
“What is your opinion? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray? And if he finds it, amen, I say to you, he rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not stray.”

Have you ever “strayed” from God? My guess is that since we are all human…we have all strayed! I think God knows this…since God is the One who made us! This being the case…I think there is something very important in the fact that Jesus isn’t saying that the owner of the sheep will chastise or punish the sheep who has run off. No! He says that the man (God) will relentlessly pursue the wayward sheep (you and me) until he finds that sheep. This is how we will experience the transforming love of our Creator. Redemption is not our doing…but God’s! Allow this to sink into your soul. This is very Good News!

Suggested song of the day—“How Wonderful to Me” on the Live to Love album.
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Have a blessed day!