“I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek
out your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.”
(Psalm
119:176)
Jesus told a wonderful parable about a
shepherd tending a flock of sheep.
Ninety-nine of the one-hundred sheep were accounted for. Now, by today’s standards, a 99% success rate
would be considered quite successful, but for this shepherd, losing even one
lamb was unacceptable. So the shepherd left the ninety-nine and went out to find
the one lost sheep…risking everything to redeem the
one.
It’s a great story because we often see
ourselves as the one. The Psalmist
surely saw himself as a wanderer in need of redemption. He also believed that God would search for
him; that God would seek him out in the wilderness of his
sin.
The cross reminds us that God has sought
the sinner and brought redemption through Jesus, the Christ. Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd
lays down his life for the sheep.”
Have you strayed away? Remember,
the Good Shepherd is ever seeking the
one…you.
Prayer: Gentle Shepherd, thank you for
seeking a wanderer like me. Amen.
Jim
Abernathy
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