† The Lost One † 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? Luke 15:4 ESV Jesus told this parable about a man that had one-hundred sheep, but one got lost. It was a part of the flock at one time, but now it was separated and alone. It was the shepherds job to find them, bind up their wounds, and bring them back to the flock (Ezek 34:4). The sheep were not able to find the way back on their own. God cares deeply about the wounded that have gone missing, and we are to gently bring them back. No one makes it alone, for very long. One night I had dream that a friend of ours was covered in huge sores. In the dream I had a container of healing salve which I rubbed on their sores and they were so thankful. The salve healed them. I noticed that I had not seen them lately at church, so I called them up and asked them out to dinner. During the conversation, I found that they had been hurt badly and had stopped coming to church at all. Somehow, through prayer and the Holy Spirit, we worked through it and they started attending again. The relationships were restored. They were healed and a part of the body again. Be open to going after the lost ones and pray for the Lord to show you the lost that you can reach. If you are a lost one wandering alone, know that God is seeking you and wants to bring you back into His family. Though hard, cold, religion salesmen may have hurt you in the past, it was not Him. There are still true shepherds that care out there. Pray for the Lord to guide you to where you belong in the body.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 10:01:28 +0000