Dear Boys and Girls,
As many of you know, our little dog Cricket is a Yorkshire Terrier and weighs only 11 pounds. Being so lightweight, Gramma and I often pick her up in our arms to pet her and smooth her hair. She will give us a big lick or a little happy growl. Then we will give her hair a little brushing to make it nice and wavy. We take good care of her, and she gives us doggy love in return.
So Gramma walked up the driveway to pick up the mail. Our driveway is 500 feet long. To get to our mailbox, we cross a bridge over a small creek, then up a hill. At the top of our hill, we have a neighbor who has two Border Collie dogs. These dogs might weigh 30 pounds each, and they are real nice dogs. They are both friendly, and we like them.
So today when Gramma picked up our mail and was starting back down our driveway, these two dogs spotted her and charged over to see her. At the same time, I had just let Cricket out our side door to go and meet Gramma coming down the driveway. She immediately saw the two neighbor dogs, and she did not like those two dogs barking and jumping around Gramma! So she charged right into them, and both dogs turned around and ran home, with Cricket right behind them. Gramma and I both had a good laugh!
I said to Gramma, “What does this make you think about?” While she was looking at me, I said, “I’m thinking about David and Goliath!” Goliath had been challenging God’s people to send a man to fight with him. But nobody would go! Then along came David with only a sling and five smooth stones to take on Goliath, but he was not afraid of this giant of a man. He was depending on God to give him the victory over Goliath. “Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust, and not be afraid” (Isaiah 12:22Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. (Isaiah 12:2)). As many of you children remember, God did give David the victory over Goliath, and he used only one of those five stones to do the job.
Then I called Cricket, and after two or three more “woof-woofs” at the neighbors’ two dogs long gone, she came to Gramma and me, and we walked home together. We gave Cricket one of her favorite treats for being our little protector.
Children, do you have a protector when you are away from your parents and home? If you know the Lord Jesus as your Savior, you have a wonderful Protector! You can turn to Him at any time for protection. He tells us in Isaiah 41:1010Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. (Isaiah 41:10), “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee.”
We love you children,
Grampa and Gramma
ML-04/16/2017