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? 13And 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. 14In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish. (Matthew 18:10-14)
Thoughts: In Matthew's context Jesus is still talking about children. There are not only sheep who wander off, there are also children who wander off. We are all like children who wander off, and we need our caretaker- our shepherd to come find us. We are all valuable to God. God cares for us by name, knows us by name, and seeks to redeem us. Jesus had just talked about not causing children to stumble. Jesus wants all to be saved.
Prayer: Lord, thank you that you care for my soul and know me by name.
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