10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. [11] [a]
12 “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? 13 And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. 14 In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
We all wander. It's in our DNA.
Think not? Listen to the plaintive refrain of the great hymn writer Robert Robinson. "Prone to wander, Lord I feel it. Prone to leave the Lord I love".
Ironically, the title of this hymn is "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing".
The blessing? We serve a God who is paying attention. He notices. Some days I barely glance at the fence and God taps me on the spirit..."don't even think about it!"
Other days I'm far outside before I even realize it. I'm not proud of it, just being honest. The brutal truth is...I've spent so much time outside the fence that I'm embarrased. Fortunately, I never escape the watchful eye of God and He leads me home.
I'm very blessed that I don't have to count on myself to keep me in the fold. As our hymn closes..."here's my heart, oh take and seal it. Seal it for thy courts above".
God lovingly does for us...what we cannot do for ourselves.
By the way...it's true for our children and grandchildren as well. My heart is filled with thanksgiving. How about yours?
Live boldly out there today.
Think not? Listen to the plaintive refrain of the great hymn writer Robert Robinson. "Prone to wander, Lord I feel it. Prone to leave the Lord I love".
Ironically, the title of this hymn is "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing".
The blessing? We serve a God who is paying attention. He notices. Some days I barely glance at the fence and God taps me on the spirit..."don't even think about it!"
Other days I'm far outside before I even realize it. I'm not proud of it, just being honest. The brutal truth is...I've spent so much time outside the fence that I'm embarrased. Fortunately, I never escape the watchful eye of God and He leads me home.
I'm very blessed that I don't have to count on myself to keep me in the fold. As our hymn closes..."here's my heart, oh take and seal it. Seal it for thy courts above".
God lovingly does for us...what we cannot do for ourselves.
By the way...it's true for our children and grandchildren as well. My heart is filled with thanksgiving. How about yours?
Live boldly out there today.
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