When we read or hear the parable of the lost sheep, a lot of us tend to think of ourselves as the shepherd or the rescuer. But, you're the sheep. You're the lost sheep. You're either the lost sheep who has been found, or you are the lost sheep that he is searching for.
We’ve probably all heard or said ourselves that we have been searching for God. But can we tell you something? We understand what you mean when you say you're searching for God, but you need to understand that God is not lost. Maybe what you need to do instead of searching, is to stop hiding because he searching for you.
In Genesis 3, when sin enters the world, Adam and Eve's very first response is to hide from God, but God searches for them. And God is searching for you. Some of you think you've been searching for God, but really what you've been doing is looking in certain places for a certain kind of God. What you need to do is just come out from hiding, so that you can be found by him.
If you're ready to do that, he is ready to put you on his shoulders. And if you need a flock, we will surround you. We'll be in this together, loved and cared for by the shepherd.
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