2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.
Several years ago, when Tater was still an
exuberant young dog, he caused me to take a trip to the emergency room. I had
hooked him up to take him for a walk and before I could follow him out the
door, he bolted and ran me straight into the door jam. I met the jam head on,
stumbled out the doorway and passed out in the back yard. In a few minutes I
came to. My glasses were flung behind me, pain screamed from my broken nose,
and my dear dog stood over me wondering what had just happened. Long story
short—Tim took me to the emergency room for a few stitches. A few years later,
I tripped over this same dog and injured both knees. Eventually leading to knee
surgery and replacement. By now you may be wondering why I still love this dog.
One simple reason, he's faithful. He loves me more than I understand, and I love
him right back. He's a nervous Nelly sometimes and drives me crazy when he
jumps and barks when I get home. But he's my dog.
That must be how God looks at me. "She's my
child." Otherwise why would he be faithful to me, a messy life-liver who
gets sick, makes mistakes, gets scared, acts anxious, and sometimes wants to
give up. That's the thing about God, he loves me anyway. He remains faithful
and protects me from evil because I sure can't protect myself. He gives me
strength when I'm about to let loose of the proverbial knot at the end of the
rope. I'm thankful that no matter what happens, God remains faithful. He's the
same no matter what. And I know without doubt that I will remain faithful to
him.
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.