Luke 15:4 ” Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?”

In the United States, stores lose between 13-20 billion dollars every year due to shoplifting…with Walmart losing 3 billion annually. So it’s no wonder Loss Prevention is a huge part of its security. Rather than just shrugging their shoulders in disregard for stolen inventory walking out the door, they aggressively monitor with cameras & other high tech tools to keep their stores under surveillance. In the same way when Jesus was teaching with this Parable of the 100 sheep, He could of said, “The Shepherd knew one of the sheep was lost, but oh well, he figured one lost sheep doesn’t really matter.” But I ask you…what if that one lost sheep was you…would you be overjoyed that God not only went purposefully searching for you, but kept looking for you until you were found and safely brought back to the fold?

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Author: kezha1

A Christian mother, grandmother, and retired nurse living in Illinois. Called into a ministry of encouraging others to find their ultimate plan and purpose in life through Christ.

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