AND He spake this parable unto them, saying, what man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which was lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders rejoicing. I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons which need no repentance.”
Is my little reader resting upon Christ alone, as his Saviour, the one who is seeking such lost ones, that He may bear them in His bosom, to that bright heavenly home; rejoicing that the lost one is found, having shed His own blood that all their sins might forever be put away, so that, “He that believeth hath everlasting life?” Dost thou believe, dear little one? His words are, “Come unto ME, and I will give you rest.” Will you trust Him? Yet a little while and He will come again to gather up those who have believed on His name. Will you be left behind?
ML 02/19/1922