I love the story about the lost sheep. You know where the sheep goes wandering off somewhere and ends up getting stuck?

The shepherd realises he is missing a sheep after counting them all. He should have 100, but instead has 99. So, he goes trundling off searching for him. He searches high and low, far and wide, leaving the other 99 behind. He doesn’t stop until the last sheep is found.

When he finds the lost sheep, he rejoices so much that he calls all his friends up and let’s them know the good news – He has found his lost sheep.

You may think this is an odd thing to do. After all, it’s only one sheep. Why risk the other 99? But that sheep was so important to the shepherd. He was willing to leave the others and risk his own life just for the sake of one.

Do you know who the shepherd and the sheep represents? Well, God is the shepherd and we are the sheep. And do you know what? When we lose our way in life and stray off, God will search high and low for us to bring us back. And when we do come back, he will be rejoicing until the cows come home (or sheep in this case)!

You can read the story in Luke 15:3-7. There is also a very powerful and uplifting song about how much God loves us and would do anything to bring us back into His fold. It’s called Reckless Love by Cory Asbury.

If you are searching for God’s love today, listen to the song and see how much God is searching for you.

You are reading day 18 of the Write 31 Days Challenge in conjunction with The Five Minute Friday Community. Today’s word prompt is ‘search’.