Today I want to uncork some of the pain we all sense for our lost loved ones by looking at one of the finest parables that Jesus ever told. Our God is committed to finding the lost. The warm loving heart of God drives Him to pursue the lost. Here is a picture of a loving shepherd counting his sheep. He can't sleep until He knows that all his sheep are safely in the protection of the fold.
Sheep are dumb.
They must have a shepherd or they will be lost. Even today ranchers use dogs to tend sheep. You could never use a sheep to herd a pack of dogs around. But one dog can control a whole flock of sheep. I wish Jesus would compare us to some smarter animal than a sheep.