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“Will He not leave the 99 on the hills and go to look for the one that wondered off? Pray for them was written and read by Mike Whitmer. Matthew chapter 18 verses 10 through 14. See that you do not despise one of these little ones.”From the transcript
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Our Daily Bread Podcast — Pray for Them. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
Will He not leave the 99 on the hills and go to look for the one that wondered off? Matthew 1812. Welcome to today's encouragement from our daily bread. Pray for them was written and read by Mike Whitmer. Matthew chapter 18 verses 10 through 14. See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that they're angels in heaven, always see the face of my father in heaven. What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep and one of them wonders away? Will He not leave the 99 on the hills and go to look for the one that wondered off? And if He finds it, truly I tell you, He is happier about that one sheep than about the 99 that did not wonder off. In the same way, your father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
Pray for them. The movie Sully depicts the heroic landing of a stalled passenger plane on New York's Hudson River. As Captain Sully strode off the rescue ferry, he told an official, I need to know who's hurt and how badly and I need a count. 155, that's my number, that's passengers and crew. The man said, OK, how about you? Sully replied, I'll answer that question when we've counted to 155. Jesus is interested in a count too. He's the good shepherd who leaves the 99 to search for the one lost sheep. When he finds it, he is happier about that one sheep than about the 99 that did not wonder off. This doesn't mean the one lost sheep counts more than the others.
But there is the joy of relief when it's found. As Sully's passengers rejoiced to escape almost certain death, so heaven celebrates when someone receives salvation. Do you know any lost sheep, anyone who seems particularly unreachable? Pray for them. Seek to share the love of Jesus with them. Don't give up until they're in the fold. Sully badgered anyone who would listen. I need a count. We've got to have a count at long last, an official enter the hospital room where Sully was being examined. He smiled. Got a count. 155. Let's pray. Father, when our journey feels difficult,
help us to fix our eyes on the eternal glory found in Christ. Renew our hearts daily so we do not lose hope, but trust in the life and resurrection of Jesus. In Jesus' name we pray, amen. As you go about your day, reflect on these questions. Who are three people who need Jesus? You could pray for, on a regular basis. How might you share the love of Jesus with them?
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