Matthew 18:10-14 - "The Lost Sheep"

We've been reminded today that we are all little ones in God's pasture. We are all
there by grace and not by merit. There is no room for pride or vanity among the
people of God, as even the angels and their mission remind us. The sheep may
struggle and go astray, which is why shepherds are given to pursue and bring
back. Part of their work involves temporarily leaving the ninety nine to pursue the
one, but the mission is always rescue and restoration. We are all sheep in God's
pasture, and many of us are also shepherds in some capacity or another, so the
charge is this – if you are a struggling sheep, call for help. Have the humility to
receive. If you are a shepherd, be on the lookout for the struggling sheep, and
pursue them. All of this happens under the care of the Great Shepherd, and He is
happy to supply us with the humility to call, and with the perseverance to pursue
and rescue. He wills that none of His little ones should perish.