A Lost Lamb
This week marked three months since the day a beautiful young lady disappeared into the woods near her home. Volunteers numbering the population of the small town in which she lives have fervently combed the area looking for clues to her mysterious disappearance. Pink ribbons adorn almost every business and home in the community.
A few weeks ago I traveled with her church on a ladies weekend. The bus was decorated with pink in Holly's honor. Each woman wore a pink ribbon with an H sticker. Each time we took a break while traveling, we passed out flyers in the hope someone might recognize her face. I know each of them prays daily for her safe return.
Their commitment to find this precious child left such an impression on my heart. No matter how long it takes, they will continue the fight. Its such an example of our Father God, who seeks his lost lambs with such diligence too. He never gives up! No matter how dark of a life we lead, and how far away we travel, he doesn't give up the fight for us.
Today I write this for Holly and the thousands of missing children across our nation. Please pray for her, that she will be able to come home to her family. And pray for her family, that they might have strength to continue in the fight.
Jeremiah 29:11-13 (The Message)
10-11This is God's Word on the subject: "As soon as Babylon's seventy years are up and not a day before, I'll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back home. I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. 12"When you call on me, when you come and pray to me, I'll listen. 13-14"When you come looking for me, you'll find me. "Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I'll make sure you won't be disappointed." God's Decree. "I'll turn things around for you. I'll bring you back from all the countries into which I drove you"—God's Decree—"bring you home to the place from which I sent you off into exile. You can count on it.
A few weeks ago I traveled with her church on a ladies weekend. The bus was decorated with pink in Holly's honor. Each woman wore a pink ribbon with an H sticker. Each time we took a break while traveling, we passed out flyers in the hope someone might recognize her face. I know each of them prays daily for her safe return.Their commitment to find this precious child left such an impression on my heart. No matter how long it takes, they will continue the fight. Its such an example of our Father God, who seeks his lost lambs with such diligence too. He never gives up! No matter how dark of a life we lead, and how far away we travel, he doesn't give up the fight for us.
Today I write this for Holly and the thousands of missing children across our nation. Please pray for her, that she will be able to come home to her family. And pray for her family, that they might have strength to continue in the fight.
Jeremiah 29:11-13 (The Message)
10-11This is God's Word on the subject: "As soon as Babylon's seventy years are up and not a day before, I'll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back home. I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. 12"When you call on me, when you come and pray to me, I'll listen. 13-14"When you come looking for me, you'll find me. "Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I'll make sure you won't be disappointed." God's Decree. "I'll turn things around for you. I'll bring you back from all the countries into which I drove you"—God's Decree—"bring you home to the place from which I sent you off into exile. You can count on it.
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