Jesus never gives up on looking for us because we mean so much to him. He has lots and lots of children but he loves each and every one!

Think about it: there are millions of people all over the world, more than we can even understand. Yet God cares about YOU as an individual and He knows how many hairs are on your head. He made you, every one of you! Because He made you, He thinks you are important and special and valuable, and He loves you. Jesus told a story about a shepherd who had a hundred sheep. He lost one of them, and went searching high and low until he found it. What’s one little lamb when there are 99 others?  The same with the lady when she lost one of her 10 coins.  She searched everywhere to find it.

Jesus wanted us to know that God cares for us in the same way.  Sometimes we might do things that are wrong. Sometimes we make mistakes, or even turn our backs on God and His love. But He will never leave us. He will always come looking for us when we feel lost.  He loved us so much that he sent Jesus to die on the cross for all the bad things we have done, so that when we say sorry and turn back to Him, we can be forgiven.  Now nothing can separate us from his love.