“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?” Matthew 18:12 (NIV)
Back when our three sons were small, we traveled to the Dallas-Forth Worth area to spend the weekend with friends. They had twin boys, and our children soon became best friends. After breakfast at a restaurant, we went for a drive. I rode with my friend, while our husbands and five boys rode in our van. Upon arriving at our destination, however, a parent’s worst nightmare unfolded. As the boys came out of the minivan, we expected our youngest son, Lukas, to also be there but he wasn’t. The men assumed he was with us, and we assumed he was with them. Panic-stricken, my husband rushed to the restaurant to look for our son. The time it took him to drive there and back with our son seemed endless. It was painful, scary, and uncertain. All we could do was pray. We were all relieved and delighted to have him back in our midst.
While we may wander away from God, we are never out of his sight. He never leaves us or forsakes us. He is always near and rejoices when we return to Him. No matter what our circumstances are, if we cling to Him, we will always be safe.
“Father, please help us to stay the course and look to you during hard times, so we don’t stray away from the safety of Your arms.”
For His Glory,
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