Pinhole Reflections: One isn’t always the loneliest number



Taken Feb. 28, 2010 in Nicaragua, Central America

 Now the tax collectors and the “sinners” were all gathering around to hear him. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

Then Jesus told them this parable: “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’

I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

(Luke 15:1-7)



He does not play favorites. His grace is just sufficient for one and all – never lacking anything, never too early and never too late for those who seek it. In fact, He knows what we need even before we ask Him (Matt. 6:8). We all got lost in one way or another at least once in our lives. He found us. If you think He hasn’t found you, think again and realize how many times He did. He will leave the ninety-nine to look for you and when He finds you He’ll joyfully put you on His shoulder and send you home where you truly belong – with Him.

He never gets tired of looking and finding. Let us always let ourselves be found. It is our choice to be found. It always has been.