Matthew 18:
10 “Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven.
11 For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.
12 “What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying?
13 And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish (NKJV)
In man’s thinking, you should let the one sheep go and protect the ninety-nine. Man is more interested in protecting his investment than his concern about the one sheep. On the other hand, Jesus uses sheep in this parable because sheep are animals that naturally accept others into their herd. It is true of fish as well. We must remember that Our Heavenly Father is not satisfied that 99% of us make to Heaven. HE will only be satisfied that 100% make it. Do you think that HE has enough power and resources to back HIS desire? Do you think the Creator of Heaven and earth would fall short in converting a vessel of dishonor to a vessel of honor?
Men think in terms of loss and scarcity and Heaven only considers abundance and sufficiency. Jesus said “All things have been delivered to Me by My Father”. Without the lost sheep there is not complete unity.