Here He Sits

****Our Oscar passed away this past Monday, February 20, 2023. He inspired a few blogs and I wanted to share them again. I love how the Father speaks through all His creation, especially “man’s best friend” of which this boy was. RIP sweet buddy!****

Here he sits.

A dog that was bred in Northern Scotland to rid farms, castles and other areas of vermin. A West Highland Terrier that has a tail that can be pulled out of a tunnel without pain or damage. A dog with a bark loud enough to notify the owner when he gets in that tunnel. (God’s creation amazes me by the way…)

And yet……

Here he sits.

Oh, our Westie, Oscar chases “vermin”….the vacuum cleaner, the broom, the trash bag left in the floor when trash is being emptied. He often perches himself on the back of the couch in front of the window so he can bark at all the “vermin” he sees outside that he knows he should be ridding us of.

And yet, we have groundhogs that are building a condominium complex in our side and back yard that obviously know we have the “vermin” hunter sitting inside our house. I imagine they are laughing…very loudly. Some of you are envisioning those ground hogs in “Caddyshack” now, I just know it!

We continue to set humane cages in which we have caught two very large, angry raccoons as well as a skunk who has obviously enjoyed his evening escapades. The groundhogs laugh harder.

And yet…..

Here he sits.

We have everything we need to complete the task of catching groundhogs, and yet…he just sits here. Well obviously he doesn’t sit a lot, but he cannot get out without a leash or we would never see him again! He would be gone catching all that vermin in our wooded area!

Here we sit.

We have everything we need IN CHRIST. As Christians we have life more abundantly. We have joy, peace, contentment, salvation, eternal life, all we need. And yet, we often stay seated as though we are waiting for it. Or we stay inside as if we don’t believe it.

So the choice is ours…to believe we have all we need…
or
simply
stay seated.

I think I will go check the traps for our unwelcome vermin.

Maybe they heard about the Westie in the house!