Matthew 18:12 - “What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying?

Luke15:4 - “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?

PARABLE OF THE LOST SHEEP

There are two places in the Bible that speak of the parable of the lost sheep. 

In these verses, Jesus speaks of Himself as the loving shepherd who leaves the 99 sheep to search for one that is lost. The lost sheep in these two passages represent two different audiences - the wayward believer (Matthew 18), and lost sinner (Luke 15).

In both settings, Jesus, the Good Shepherd, came down from heaven to find His sheep who hear and recognize His voice.  He chose to endure the Cross, for the joy set before Him, - seeking and calling His sheep, and placing them on His shoulders for the journey home.

What a blessed, comforting assurance!

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