LET us call the dog in our picture, Rover, and imagine him lying on his master’s porch. See how he looks up at us, so friendly and as though he has the greatest of confidence in us!
Do you think Rover would look so trustful and contented if he saw a tramp or robber attempting to molest his master’s house? Indeed, I am sure he would not. Nor would we see him quietly leaning on his paws, but quite otherwise, would find him up and ready to prevent any evil.
How many lessons can you see ha this for us? I see two. First, how happy it makes us feel to have our friends, dear ones, yes, and even the animals about us show confidence in us. how pleasing then it must be to the Lord Jesus for us to put our entire confidence in Him, and look to Him in full trust as our Saviour and Friend.
Then if you know Him as your Saviour, are you going to be careless and allow evil and wrong in your life? It may seem that some of the things you do are very little things and not very bad:- It is so much easier to go the same way, and do the same things other boys and girls do. It may be you allow yourself to say quick, angry words, think hard thoughts, or speak in a disrespectful manner to your parents. Jesus looks at each of these as Sin. It is only as we overcome these wicked things that our lives will show that we love Jesus, and that We really want to follow Him.
So let us put our confidence in the Lord, and, secondly, ask Him to enable us to avoid evil, and to overcome those wrong- things that make our lives unfruitful to Him.
Messages of God’s Love 6/25/1911