Our problem is the we the sheep seem to wonder off from the good pasture.  We venture off, oblivious to the danger. Before we know it we are helplessly lost.  Nose to the wind the enemy wolf knows that a sheep has wondered off from the saftey of the heard.  Quietly he observes every movement of the lost sheep.  Slowly, calculatingly, the wolf nears the sheep to consume it.  The moment of opportunity arrives, the wolf lunges and attacks the lone sheep.  The sheep cries out in agony.  The wolf has forgotten that the Sheppard knows the voice of distress of the lost sheep. In an instant the Sheppard arrives honing in to the distress calls of the lost sheep.  The sheep hears his Sheppard's voice and cries out in agony.  At that moment, the enemy is vanquished, his head has already been crushed long ago.  It is a comfort to know that if we are ever lost and are in peril the Sheppard knows our voice and we know his. Victory in Jesus!

Luke 15:1-7

[1] Now the tax collectors and "sinners" were all gathering around to hear him. [2] But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them." [3] Then Jesus told them this parable: [4] "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? [5] And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders [6] and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.' [7] I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.