mepastormike

Okay, this is how it all went down at 1:30 this morning... Dixie, our dog, came into the bedroom needing to go outside. Nothing unusual here, almost every night the dog has to go out. I stagger through the house with one eye open, walking much like the monster of Frankenstein with arms outstretched to keep me from bumping into the walls. I make it to the back door, open it and Dixie runs out. I know sooner get the door shut and turn around for my blind journey back to bed when I hear Dixie bark and then I hear the scream of another animal. This went on for about 10 seconds and then... silence. Now Dixie has caught many animals in the back yard... squirrels, chipmunks, moles, birds... but I was not certain what she had come up against this time. I stumble back to the bedroom to get my shoes and then to the kitchen to find a flashlight when suddenly my mind begins to race about the different animals this might have been... It was too early for any self respecting squirrel or chipmunk to be out (the usual suspects that Dixie chases, and sometimes catches). Could it be a raccoon, they can be mean... how about an opossum? What if it was a skunk? Did I really want to go out there and possibly be sprayed by a skunk? I opened the back door very slowly, sniffing the air the whole way. My mind was racing thinking about the weird Animal Planet episodes I had seen of small woodland creatures ATTACKING! I called for Dixie and heard her collar tag jingle. I shinned my flashlight all around... I didn't see anything, nor did I smell anything (thank you Lord). Dixie was running about like she was hot on the trail of... something, but nothing could be found. I called for Dixie and we both went in only to be woke up again by Dixie at about 3:30 wanting to go back outside... this time Angela let her out. Angela had to 'strongly encourage' me to let Dixie back in around 4:30 (I'm thinking, does anyone want this dog). There, lying on the back deck, was Dixie's trophy... or what was left of it; a large half eaten rabbit.
I really don't think there is a way of tying in my devotional & scripture reading with my experience earlier this morning. My scripture reading was from Genesis, chapter 17 and dealt with the covenant of circumcision God established with Abraham and his descendants. My devotional reading dealt with the one sin Jesus condemned more than any other... Hypocrisy. Those that pretended to be God-lovers by all their outward signs, "unholy fakes who try to fool people - but they can't fool God." The reading went on to say, "...the Lord knows if our profession is merely a facade without saving trust or genuine devotion."
I guess my dog was just being a dog. Who am I? Lord, search my heart and reveal to me the true depth of my love for you. May I be found trusting in God's grace and relying on Christ.