What do you think of this?
If someone has a hundred sheep and one of them strays,
won’t he leave the ninety-nine on the hillside,
and go to look for the stray one?
And I tell you, when he finally finds it,
he is more pleased about it,
than about the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
It is the same with your Father in heaven.
Your Father in heaven doesn’t want
even one of these little ones to perish.
What do you think of this, ---- my own? Would you say it is beyond the realms of practicality for a shepherd to risk the ninety-nine for the sake of the one? Do you think the lives of the ninety-nine who are in the fold are enough to console the shepherd for the loss of one? No, I tell you. I AM the Good Shepherd. I will not rest until I find the stray who is cold, lost, sick, hungry, hurt, afraid, and dying to perish alone in the wilderness. I will come after the lost one, and I will not rest until I find that precious little one. When I have found it, I will pick it up, caress it, bathe it in tears of joy, caress it, whisper all kinds of endearments to it, and assure it that I AM not angry at its foolish recklessness in leaving the safety of the fold and wandering on its own. So do not be anxious, instead, ---- my own, you who remain among the faithful flock in the fold, continue to pray with a burden on your heart for the salvation of those you love. I, on My part, assure you that I will not rest until each one of those you pray for is found and restored. This is My Word given to you, and My Word is true. It is the same yesterday, today, and forever. The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost, and this I will do according to My promise. Pray, hope, and do not be anxious about anything, it pleases My Father to give all His little ones a share in His Kingdom.
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