“Lord, You leave the 99 to find the one, abandoning the safe majority to pursue the single sheep that wandered off, proving that no one is too insignificant for Your attention.
This doesn't make logical sense by human standards, leaving 99 to chase one seems reckless, inefficient, but it reveals Your heart, that every single person matters that much to You.
Teach me that I'm never just a number in the flock, never lost in the crowd, never too small or insignificant for You to notice when I wander, when I'm struggling, when I'm lost.
You leave the 99 means You see me individually, know me personally, care about me specifically, that my lostness matters enough to You that You'll leave everything else to find me.
Help me grasp that when I feel forgotten, overlooked, like one person among billions who couldn't possibly matter, You're the God who leaves 99 secure sheep to search for one lost one.
Remind me that I've been that one lost sheep, wandering, alone, scared, and You came looking, You didn't write me off or wait for me to find my way back, You pursued.
Give me comfort in knowing that no matter how lost I feel, how far I've wandered, how alone I am, You're already looking for me, refusing to rest until I'm found.
Let me rest today in the truth that He leaves the 99, that I matter that much to the Shepherd who won't lose a single sheep from His flock. In Jesus' name, Amen.”
From: “Faithful Grace” (FB)
This reminds me of the song by Crowder, "God really loves us". Each of us is loved as if we were the only one on the Earth. Friends, you are seen and deeply loved. Amen! 🙌💛✨
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