“THE ONE THAT IS LOST!”

 Luke 15:3-7                      (ESV)

“[3] So HE told them this parable: [4] “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? [5] And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. [6] And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ [7] Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.”

Repeating the same MESSAGE over and over can be extremely frustrating.  But knowing that  our CREATOR (Colossians 1:16) says that going after “THE ONE THAT IS LOST” and leaving the 99 (with the HOLY SPIRIT to keep them) should make us extremely grateful??

One would think that we who have been “rescued” by THE LORD should have a desire to be mature enough to struggle through a brief period by ourselves???  But like sheep, we tend to wander at times in a path that is not always the right way to go!  I was “rescued” on January 08, 1977 and my evaluation of my growth was pretty positive (for the most part) as I sojourned through “this world”.  But when I “experienced” the Brain Hemorrhage fifteen years ago I was able to SEE a few years later that I was NOT in control at all, and was extremely grateful that HE was!!!  Even controlling my breathing while in the coma wasn’t in my control!  A machine had to assist me with that.  

When you SEE that you are NOT in control of anything, only then can you fully understand that HE IS IN CONTROL!  When you are the one who is seemingly “LOST” with no clear direction to sojourn, it could be that THE CREATOR is leading you on a PATH where HE will be GLORIFIED by your journey???  KNOWING that HE IS FAR MORE CAPABLE of leading us is something that is a difficult thing to accept, but liberating as well!

The Scripture above has been made known to me since I was a child, but I would never say that I have LEARNED the lesson from it completely.  Maybe I need to yield to HIS LEADERSHIP in my life (as in the 17 day coma!) as “THE ONE THAT IS LOST”???  HE has a PLAN, and I need to be submissive to HIS WILL for my life!!!