Matthew 18:12,13

Matthew 18:12,13 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. In our verse yesterday Jesus said that He came seek and to save lost people. He likens bringing sinners to church like a shepherd going out to bring a lost sheep back into the sheepfold. The shepherd leaves the ninety-nine sheep in the fold to go back out after the one sheep which is lost. The shepherd risks all to rescue that one lost sheep. Jesus reminded His disciples that He was glad when one sinner comes to God in salvation. To be sure, Jesus is glad that everyone is in church, but He is really glad when a sinner is brought back from a wicked life of sin and is saved. Going out after lost people is where God’s heart is. If we want to please God, we should seek the lost. After all, that is what Jesus did.