To obey … or not.

By Davalynn Spencer @davalynnspencer

One recent morning as Blue and I walked along our country road, I let him off his leash to investigate the rabbit brush and cholla while I watched the skies for Canada geese I’d heard calling.

It was my favorite time of day—dawn. Cool, fresh, full of promise.

Full of danger, too, of which I was unaware because I was watching the sky.

No geese showed, so I turned my attention to Blue, riveted on a particular bush along the roadside, sharp ears pointed straight ahead, body braced.

I moved closer, surprised by my easy-going heeler who never alerted to much of anything other than squirrels.

That’s when I saw the locked and loaded black-and-white tail.

“Blue—come!” With as much command as I could muster, I called my near-deaf dog.

He didn’t move.

“Blue—come!”

His concentration broke as he glanced my way, and then he relented and trotted to me.

His obedience saved us both.

With a finger under his collar and a breathy “Good dog,” I quickly led him out of range, snapped on his leash, and headed for home. Once we rounded the curve in the road, an unmistakable odor wafted our way. We’d been upwind.

I was knee-quakingly grateful for Blue’s obedience. Without it, we could have both been skunked—a story from another day that I cared not to repeat.

All the way home I thought about the ramifications of Blue’s obedience and what his failure to do so might have cost us. And I couldn’t avoid the quick connection to my own life-choices where obedience to the Lord was involved. Those decisions have no doubt impacted other “innocent” bystanders, whether family, friends, or onlookers.

We’re not the only ones affected by our obedience, either directly or indirectly. God help us listen and obey.

“Obedience is better than sacrifice.” 1 Samuel 15:22

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We’re not the only ones affected by our obedience.
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His obedience saved us both.
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Unable to hold the railing, she descended slowly, her gaze flicking between the next step and the sheriff—feet spread, arms crossed, hat low. His impervious posture appeared a dare as much as anything. What she did or did not do was no concern of his, and he’d better not try to prevent her from leaving.

 

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