The Goose...

There is a goose that is quite the show at our local Chili's restaurant. He has taken over an area of the parking lot and is taking his role as protective father very seriously. As I ate a wonderful Sunday lunch with some very special friends, we were positioned at a large window that gave us a perfect view of the  scene.


We watched as the goose proceeded to guard his mate who was perched at the top of a hill sitting protectively on her nest. The whole scene was intriguing. He would strut and pace through the parking lot as if to say to all those nearby that this area was off limits. He would stop and stare at his reflection in the cars around him and peck ferociously at "the other guy". As customers parked and got out of their cars, they were greeted with a loud hiss and a ruffling of the feathers. As it got quiet again, the goose would position himself in the middle of the road right in front of his sweetheart. We were mesmerized by the whole scene.


As I thought about it later, I realized that the "mom" never moved. She rarely even glanced down to see what the raucous was about. She just sat on her nest in full confidence that she was cared for and safe. Never doubting that she was protected from any unseen danger.


Shouldn't we be that way too? We have a Father that loves and protects us from unseen danger. (Psalm 91:3-4). That puts a hedge of protection around us. (Job 1:10). That goes before us and is our rear guard. (Isaiah 58:8) That protects us from our enemies. (Psalm 56:9). That fights for us. (Deuteronomy 20:4). 


We can sit confidently and be sure that He is watching over us. (Psalm 121:5). We can experience Peace that passes all understanding. (Philippians 4:7). We can can know that He is our strength and our shield. (Psalm 28:7). We can trust that He goes before us and He will not leave us. (Deuteronomy 31:8). We can simply sit still and know. (Psalm 46:10).


Be confident today in that knowledge and that Truth. Rest in the fact that you are cared for and protected and loved and forgiven. Blessings my sweet friends.

"For He will hide me in His shelter

 in the day of trouble; 

He will conceal me 

under the cover of His tent; 

He will lift me high upon a rock."

 Psalm 27:5