Lost Sheep – Lone Shephered
God wants everyone to be saved. With in excess of 2 billion Christians in the world, what a difference we could make if we all stepped out of our comfort zone and found a lost sheep and took him or her to Jesus.
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
Matthew 18:12-14 NIV
[12] “What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? [13] And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. [14] In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
[12] “What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? [13] And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. [14] In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
Through the will of God this portal has been, and will continue to be, developed to help us on that mission. Just think of the blessings you would receive if you managed to find that 1 sheep.
Churches, missionairies and preachers etc. try so hard everyday and often risk everything. However, us, as “Lone Shephereds” can make a huge difference, in helping bring others to the table that they cannot reach, and encourage them into God’s family where those ministries can nurture as new fruit.
Maybe this scripture strikes a chord…
God wants us to be Good Trees!
Matthew 7:17-19 NIV
[17] Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. [18] A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. [19] Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.