The Dog and the Rabbits

From: Messages of God's Love: 1941

What a strange thing to find a dog, and especially one who has been trained to hunt rabbits, stay beside two tame rabbits and watch them, so that they would not run away. Such was the case with a dog whose master had succeeeded in making him understand that he must not touch these rabbits, so he quietly watched them, and would not allow them to run out of the lawn.

The reason we see one animal seeking to destroy another, is because of sin being in the world.

Satan was the one who brought sin in, so when his power shall be taken from him, then the animals shall be at rest (Isa. 11:6-9⁶The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. ⁷And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. ⁸And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. ⁹They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. (Isaiah 11:6‑9)).

The marks of a true Christian, are, lowliness, meekness, gentleness, and peace They are to be seen in all their perfection in the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the One who represents all believers before God in all His perfection, so the Scripture says,

“Such art High Priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heans,” Heb. 7:26²⁶For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; (Hebrews 7:26).

“BE YE KIND ONE TO ANOTHER, TENDER HEARTED, FORGIVING ONE ANOTHER, EVEN AS GOD FOR CHRIST’S SAKE HATH FORGIVEN YOU.” Eph. 4:32³²And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. (Ephesians 4:32).

ML 11/16/1941

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