"LEAVING THE 99 AND GOING AFTER THE 1"
- Carlnika Hooks

- Feb 24, 2023
- 2 min read
I was driving some time ago and noticed the number 99 appearing repeatedly. I noticed after that day the number 99 had begin to be a repeated theme in my day to day. I went to the Father and asked why was I seeing this number so much? He then led me to Matthew 18:12 that says, “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?"
I went back to the Father for confirmation after reading Matthew 18:12 to see if this was indeed the answer to my question. That night I had a dream about a lost wandering baby sheep.
As followers of Jesus we are all commissioned to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ BEYOND our gatherings on Sundays and Wednesdays. This should be done by the way we live our lives, by sharing the Gospel, and by demonstration.
Mark 16:15 says, "And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature."
If we allow the Holy Spirit to lead us as we go about our day to day we can be an answer prayer to someone else prayers. How? The Holy Spirit will lead and position us to be in the right place at the right time to share Jesus with the very people the Father has others interceding for.
It is time to be spiritual in tune so much so that when the Lord says stop and go take a ride, we obey. Why? Because there maybe a lost sheep wandering along the road that need Jesus.
We need to be so spiritual in tune in all of our spheres of influence ready to share with the lost, HOPE! Hope in who? Hope in Jesus. For there is NO HOPE OUTSIDE OF JESUS! The world needs Jesus!
Romans 8:19 says, "For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed."
May the children of God arise and go forward! May the children of God arise and go after the lost sheep!!
I have learned on this journey never assume people know Jesus because they are in church or go to Christian schools. I was asked to speak at a Christian school chapel in Washington State. Not knowing what to speak on the Spirit of God move on me to preach JESUS. The altar was flooded with young kids and teenagers needing prayer and wanting to give their life to Christ😭 🙌🏾. So many young kids are suicidal, and if we are not spiritual in tune we will miss it.
The Father is going after the prodigals. Ones that have walked away from Jesus. Ones that are living lifestyles of sin. He is going to remind them who they are and who they are not!
Who will He use to do this marvelous and wonderful work? You!
IT IS TIME TO THE LEAVE THE 99 AND GO AFTER THE 1!


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