This is a message for people who have fallen from grace into sin. You were in the fold of the shepherd at one time, loving Christ, and sin has cast you out of the Lord's presence. The Lord is relentless to seek us out until we are drawn back by His faithful love and mercy. The Shepherd will seek after you until you come to a complete repentance, and you are back in His loving arms. Jesus promises to restore all the years that the canker worm has eaten.