When a sheep is lost, you would hear it bleat (cry) as it seeks to be found by the shepherd. The Psalmist expresses that this should be the cry of all who have gotten lost as stated in Psalm 119:176 which reads “I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.”
Though we are like sheep gone astray and lost, the good news is that when we cry, Jesus Christ is not only a shepherd who seeks those who are lost (Luke 15) but that He is the good shepherd, one who is willing to give it all for us (His sheep), who will listen and respond. What should be the cry? Answer: Seek thy servant.
Is that your cry today? Is that my cry today?
Psalm 119:176 (KJV)
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
John 10:11 (KJV)
11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
