![]() Christ will always have us back, no matter where we have wandered. ” The Lord is very much like the father in a New Testament parable, who, overjoyed, ran to meet his returning son-a son who had wasted his inheritance on things with no lasting value (Luke 15:11-20). Ashton once said, “We do not have to worry about the patience of God, because he is the personification of patience, no matter where we have been, what we have done, or what we, to this moment, have allowed ourselves to think of ourselves.…God will not forsake. Surely, the Savior has no reservations about welcoming us to His fold, to his grace and loving protection. Jesus explained that, when the shepherd finds his missing sheep, “he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing” (Luke 15:5). See, the Good Shepherd…Bringing Them in with Rejoicing We may be lost in difficult circumstances of life, foolish decisions, or other unsettling trials that leave us, as the hymn says, “hungry and helpless and cold.” As we wander those deserts of life, however, the Savior does not content Himself with the ninety-nine sheep that are safe at home rather, “He hastens” to bring us back to the safety and peace He offers. Often, we, as sheep in Christ’s fold, stray. Illustrating His personal concern for us, He asked, “What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?” (Luke 15:4). His love for us is individual and personal, not coolly collective. He is the Savior of the World-of each of us-and He knows us. Jesus Christ declared, “I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep” (John 10:14). Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd (lds.org)
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