I live in Carlton Place subdivision, but it is more country than subdivision. And there are two dogs that intrigue me in the neighborhood. One is an Irish setter that runs out to chase my car. I’m not sure what he would do if he ever actually caught me, but he tries. And the other is an Australian blue healer that always makes his rounds early in the morning. I don’t know what he is looking for, but he runs by each morning. Both dogs do instinctively what they are bred to do. It’s in their DNA. They remind me of the two dogs mentioned in Psalm 23. What? You didn’t know about the two dogs in the Shepherd Psalm? You find them in verse 6. They are the two sheepdogs that God has guarding His flock of sheep. They are named Goodness and Mercy. Psalm 23:6, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.” God has his two faithful sheepdogs nipping at my heels keeping me in line. God’s goodness and God’s mercy are forever chasing after me. I can’t get away from God’s goodness and mercy. The Lord is so good and so merciful to me that I can’t escape His love. The Good Lord’s love compels me to follow Him and to obey Him. So, how about you? Have you trusted in the Good Shepherd? Is His Goodness and Mercy following you?
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