You may be wondering what "NINETY-NINE " is, so let me tell you what it is so that I can give you a good perspective on the number. "NINETY-NINE" is a composite number; a square prime, of the form (P², q). Well, that should clear it up giving you a full understanding of the number, right? Don't worry, I was just as confused as you. Most of us know it as the number after ninety-eight and the one before one hundred. The atomic number for Einsteinium is "NINETY- NINE" named after Albert Einstein. It was discovered in the debris of the first atomic bomb explosion in 1952. The number has a lot of complicated math and science making it hard to comprehend. I probably need to switch gears to give a better view on the number.

The number in slang means, night night. That's right, the final words before retiring for the night. In Ireland, it is a vanilla soft serve ice cream in a cone. It's the retired number for the famous hockey player named Wayne Gretzky. Never tired or into sports or traveling, let me take you back to being a kid again. "NINETY -NINE” bottles of beer on the wall, "NINETY- NINE" bottles of beer, take one down, pass it around, ninety-eight bottles of beer on the wall... The band Toto simply titled their song "NINETY- NINE" while German singer and songwriter Nena was trying to give an awareness of European missiles by releasing a song about red balloons, "NINETY- NINE" Luft Balloons. It also is considered a charm price, making it appear cheaper by knocking off a penny. And finally, we all know this woman as a spy, she was Maxwell Smart’s partner, her name," NINETY- NINE."

The number has been appearing in my life quite a bit now. Passing by my mentor’s house, I turned around and knocked on his door. He was in his late 60s when he helped me with knowledge of starting my business. A frail man answered the door and he immediately knew who I was and told me he was "NINETY- NINE" years old. He was a nonagenarian, which is a person between the ages of ninety and "NINETY- NINE.” I was at an estate sale that had buckets of golf balls. The lady stated that there were one hundred in each bucket. A customer asked, what if they bought one and there was only "NINETY- NINE?" She stated that you wouldn't need to find the one, as she was sure of her count. Later that day watching the news when I got home, game show host Bob Barker had passed, he was "NINETY- NINE.".

 "NINETY- NINE" is a powerful number which is a symbol of destiny, completion and perfection. In love, the number means it's time to let go of any hurts or regrets and focus on the present moment. It's thought to be a happy number, one of a spiritual awakening. Spiritually, if you keep seeing the number "NINETY- NINE," your guardian angels are trying to convey that a significant chapter is ending in your life.

The Bible has the best view of "NINETY- NINE" which is very easy to understand, and rejoicing is always a result of it. Isaiah stated that we had a good shepherd to watch over us. He compared us to sheep in a flock stating that we are all like sheep that have gone astray. I know I have gone my own way and gone off-course, but He always found me and brought me back. You see, the shepherd will leave the flock to rescue the one that goes astray, the one that wanders away. God, our shepherd, will leave the" NINETY-NINE” in search of the one that is lost. Most of you reading this probably will say that you are part of the "NINETY- NINE" and that's great, but if you are the one that went astray, then you need to know that you are never too far away to be found. You say I screwed up really bad and unlike everyone else who didn't, it's too late for me. And I say we all have messed up and the Apostle Paul reminded us that we all fall short, and that's coming from someone who killed Christians before he was found. So, the next time you fall away from the flock, the result won't be one in a hundred, but rather you'll be one out of the hundred that God will always pursue, He needs to find the one even it means leaving the "NINETY-NINE."