A shepherd braves the storm for one lost sheep, a woman sweeps her house for one missing coin—revealing God’s relentless pursuit of every soul. From the parables of Luke 15 to the cross of Christ, discover the joy of heaven over one sinner restored, and the call for us to reflect that same love.

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A shepherd sets out into the night, the winds howling, the hills steep, the shadows pressing in. Why? Because one sheep is missing. In leaving the ninety-nine, he shows us the heart of God—the relentless love that refuses to give up on even one soul. Psalm 23 reminds us: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want… He restoreth my soul.” Sister White echoes this truth: “The Shepherd of Israel does not forsake His flock, but follows the straying sheep until He finds them” (Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 191, 1890).

In this episode of What the Spirit Has Shown You, we step into the parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin in Luke 15. These timeless stories reveal a God who searches in the storm, who rejoices in restoration, who values every life beyond measure. “What man of you… doth not leave the ninety and nine… and go after that which is lost, until he find it?” (Luke 15:4, KJV). Heaven itself pauses to rejoice when one sinner repents. As Sister White wrote: “There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth” (The Desire of Ages, p. 693, 1898).

But the parables go further still. They point us to the cross, where the worth of a soul was weighed against the sacrifice of heaven itself. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son…” (John 3:16, KJV). Sister White invites us to consider Gethsemane: “Would you know its worth, go to Gethsemane, and there watch with Christ through those hours of anguish” (Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 196, 1900). The price of one soul was enough to risk all of heaven.

This is more than story. It is a call. A call to reflect God’s love by seeking the lost, bearing one another’s burdens, and rejoicing in redemption. As Paul reminds us: “Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2, KJV). Sister White adds: “The love of Christ constrains us to love one another as He has loved us” (The Desire of Ages, p. 815, 1898).

From the shepherd in the storm to the woman sweeping her floor, these parables whisper the same truth—He is still searching, still saving, still restoring. “And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation” (2 Corinthians 5:18, KJV).

And now you know. The truth the Spirit has made known.

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