Leaving The 99

I know that we all know someone who is not where they need to be, or maybe they don't realize the position they're in at the moment, maybe they have strayed off the path, but I encourage you to read Luke 15:4-7, which says, "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep. I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent." This parable talks about the lost sheep, it talks about the shepherd (God) going out to find this sheep. I have heard this story many times but it finally sunk in this morning. The shepherd goes to find the lost sheep, not the other sheep. What I'm trying to say here is that we all know that person out there, let God do what God does, we just need to continue to pray that God's will be done. If he uses us in that, great, if not, we just need to sit back and watch God work. It has been said that in the days of Jesus that the shepherd would find the lost sheep and break its back leg, carry it home, and then hand feed it and keep it close so that it would know who its shepherd was. Sometimes God may need to "break the leg" so that they understand who their shepherd is. It will hurt for a little while, but God will be there to hand feed you and nurture you back to full health. Don't ever forget who your shepherd is. So as I end this post I encourage you to keep praying for whoever it is in your life, and don't ever give up because God is always working. God will find that lost sheep, that's why He's called The Good Shepherd.

Thanks for reading, and remember,
We're always,
Living In Worship.