Jesus, the Son of the Highest, is combating the powers of Satan, who is laying every possible device whereby he may counteract the work of God. The prize for which the powers of light and darkness are contending, is the soul of man. The Good Shepherd is seeking his sheep, and what self-denial, what hardships, what privations he endures! The under shepherds know something of the stern conflict, but little in comparison to what is endured by the Shepherd of the sheep. With what compassion, what sorrow, what persistence, he seeks the lost! How few realize what desperate efforts are put forth by Satan to defeat the Shepherd's purpose. When the Shepherd at last finds his lost sheep, he gathers it in his arms with rejoicing, and bears it back to the fold on his shoulders. And the harps of heaven are touched, and an anthem of rejoicing is sung over the ransom of the wandering and lost sheep. "Joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth more than over ninety and nine just persons which need no repentance."

Den Højestes Søn, Jesus, dyster imod de sataniske kræfter som søger at modarbejde Guds gerning med al mulig krigslist. Menneskets sjæl er byttet, som lysets og mørkets magter strides om. Den gode Hyrde søger efter sine får og se, hvilke selvopofrelser prøvelser og afsavn han udholder. Underhyrderne kender noget til kampens alvor, men ikke ret meget i forhold til hvad fårenes Hyrde lider. Med hvilken medfølelse, sorg og udholdenhed han søger efter det fortabte. Kun få fatter hvilke desperate anstrengelser Satan gør for at overvinde Hyrdens hensigter Når Hyrden endelig finder sit tabte får tager han det i sine arme med glæde og bærer det tilbage til folden på sine skuldre. Så berøres harpestrengene i Himmelen, og der synges en glædeshymne over forløsningen af det bortkomne, forvildede får "Der er mere glæde i Himmelen over én synder som omvender sig, end over nioghalvfems retfærdige, som ikke trænger til omvendelse."