future disciples or members to each other. He
knew there would be many weak members in
His body and He wanted the mature disciples
to know their obligation to them.
He gave a
parable that
He, the Good
Shepherd,
who had
ninety-nine
in the fold,
would go out
into
the wilderness for the lost one. After it was
safe and back into the fold He would rejoice
more over that sheep than all the others that
had stayed safely in the fold.
