Protective Dogs

Visualize the house by the road, a dog sleeping in the yard. A stranger comes to knock on the door. The dog knows no one is home, and so he hides under the porch. But when the owner is home, the dog goes out to the property line to confront the intruder. It’s not only that the dog is protecting the owner; the dog feels braver, more able to deal with he intruder, because he has the backing of a more powerful force. The owner is his pack leader, and the dog feels protected by his owner.

Our relationship with God is similar. We don’t have to go it alone. We have the backing of a larger, more powerful force, so we feel more able to confront the things sent against us by the Adversary.

The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

Christ Jesus our Lord…In whom we have boldness.