Know God. Know Love. No God. No Love

contributed by Janel Natividad

Ezekiel 34:16

“I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak, but the sleek and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd the flock with justice.”

Matthew 18:10-14

“See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. The Son of man came to save what was lost. ” “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? And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost. ”

I was once lost and it took someone to stretch out their hand to find me. It’s such a joy to know that Jesus would leave the entire flock to search for the one lost sheep. The awesome thing is that once he finds the lost, he doesn’t react with anger but rejoices with joy and happiness.