This Is Why God Is Searching For You

"Like a shepherd he takes care of his flock," wrote Isaiah the prophet of Israel.  "He gathers the lambs in his arms.  He carries them in his arms.  He gently helps the sheep and their lambs" (Isaiah 40:11, GWV).  No wonder the soul of George Frederick Handel, the man who wrote Messiah, was stirred as he pondered those words.