"And this shall He do as long as any soul is in earth that shall come to heaven,—and so far forth that if there were no such soul but one, He should be withal alone till He had brought him up to His bliss."
Julian of Norwich (Ch. 80)
The Good Shepherd, Jesus, watches over every single sheep. The safety and care of each and every one of them is His responsibility. He will make sure each of us, the sheep under His care, are taken care of and get safely home. If there was only one little sheep still wandering around in confusion in this life needing His help, He would still do all the work of salvation for that one, and be there for that one till they were safely home in His arms. That's how important we are to Him. There are billions of people on this planet. That is a very big flock our Good Shepherd has! Yet He truly cares for each one of us as if we are the only one needing help. We are each His personal concern, His beloved, His precious one. He knows everything about us and is with us every moment. He has taken care of every one of us lost little sheep! Each of us can know we will be safe with Him forever.
"Then Jesus told them this parable: 'Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he 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 and says, Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.'"
Luke 15:3-6 (NIV)
A Prayer: Thank You for showing me how important and precious I am to You!