In Luke 15, the Pharisees and scribes complained that Jesus was spending time with sinners. He answered them with three parables, the first is about a lost sheep.

4 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ 7 I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine [b]just persons who need no repentance. 

– Luke 15:4-7

These sinners were His lost sheep, and He was explaining why it was such a big deal that He had found them.  

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Let’s thank God for rescuing us and let’s rejoice with those who are being found. 

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