So Lovedنموونە

So Loved the Lost

How familiar are you with the feeling of being lost?

Maybe when you were younger, you experienced what it was like to be physically lost - you were in a crowd of people and lost sight of your parents. Maybe your phone died causing you to lose your GPS signal, and you found yourself lost on your way to an unknown destination.

Or maybe, you can familiarize yourself with the feeling of being in a lost season. Like you’ve lost touch with who you are. Like you no longer recognize who is staring back at you in the mirror. Maybe you are lost right now.

What’s so interesting about the parable of the lost sheep is not that the 1 sheep was lost. Sheep are notorious for losing their way. What is fascinating is that the shepherd would leave 99 sheep to go after the 1 lost one.

What we learn from this parable is that we worship a God who actively seeks out lost people. He does not wait for the lost one to stumble upon Him, He goes after the one who is on the edge, who cannot find their way in and of themselves.

This is how much God SO loved the lost.

This is how much God SO loves the one lost sheep in your life.

This is how much God SO loved you when you were the lost sheep.

What a joy to know that we follow a God who searches for us when we are lost!

If you feel like you are the lost sheep today, here's a reminder from today’s Scripture: The Shepherd is searching for you, and when He finds you, He will carry you to safety!

Friend, you can never be so far away from God that He stops His search for you. He has not lost sight of you. There is no distance you can wander that would deem you too far gone from Him. God is your Shepherd, and He never stops searching for you.

1. What does this parable teach you about God’s love?
2. If you’ve experienced being the lost sheep, at what moment did you know you were lost? What was it like being found?
3. How does this parable change the way you see the lost sheep in your circles of influence?