Deuteronomy 19 & 20, Luke 15, Psalm 64
Luke 15: 4 (ESV)
“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one
of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the
one that is lost, until he finds it?”
In verse 4 from Luke 15 Jesus talks about the parable of the
lost sheep. Jesus tells us that if a shepherd has a hundred sheep in his care
and one gets lost, he will leave the 99 sheep to look for the lost one. Jesus tries
to tell us that God loves the people in his care so much that if one person gets
lost, he will always look for that one person. I love this parable because if
we have faith in God, then we can have assurance that God will never abandon us
and will always come looking for us if we get lost. There have been many songs
written over the years on the parable of the lost sheep, and I like this
current song by Cory Asbury which is called “Reckless Love.” The chorus of this song goes like this “Oh,
the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God, Oh, it chases me down,
fights ‘til I’m found, leaves the ninety-nine, I couldn’t earn it, I don’t
deserve it, still You give Yourself away, Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending,
reckless love of God” Cory Asbury writes about being the one lost sheep, whom God
will find no matter what leaving the other 99 sheep behind.
If you are feeling the blues about your life, listen to this
song and know that God will never abandon any of his sheep. He will always come
and find that one lost sheep and rejoice when he finds the one who was lost.
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