April 17, 2025
Matthew 18:10-14
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones.
For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
“What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away,
will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills
and go to look for the one that wandered off?
And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep
than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off.
In the same way your Father in heaven
is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
Lord Jesus,
I thank you that our angels in heaven
are always looking into the face of God on behalf of your children.
I thank you that Jesus, the Righteous One, sits at your right hand
making intercession for us
for the blessing of your great protection and provision,
your power and your anointing in our lives.
We give thanks, Lord—
we thank you that you see us as so very significant,
so very precious, and so enormously valuable
that you would come looking for us
as a shepherd looks for our lost sheep.
My hope and my peace are in the name of the Lord.
Thank you for the blessings of your radiant glory
that forever light our path.
We will walk in your goodness with the assurance of your guidance
by the power of the Holy Spirit,
always and forever.
Amen.
