So Jesus told them this story: “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders. When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, `Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ – Luke 15:3-6
God won’t give up on you. He just wont. God will pursue you. God’s determination is untiring. God’s pursuit of you is unflagging. The poet Francis Thompson called God “The Hound of Heaven” – He’s a God whose love will track you down and turn you around. Running from God, hiding from God, ignoring God….It just won’t work. God will stop at nothing – not even a brutal death on the cross – to pursue a restored, meaningful, and vibrant relationship with you.