"Fred, from Pauper to Prince"
All the dogs on the farm are either rescue dogs or strays who showed up hoping for food and a home. Fred showed up while Great Grandma was alive. She had the softest heart for anything or anyone who was hungry. So naturally when Fred, (I always called him the old red hound) showed up with those big pleading eyes, she could not help herself but give him something to eat, then there you go, instant pet.
The other day, Grandpa was filling out a survey on the internet with one of the pet food companies where he shops. One of the questions asked what breed of dogs do we have?
Well, Kate is an Anatolah- Great Pyrenees mix, Buddy is a Black Labrador- Chow mix, Trixie is a Blue Tick Heeler, Nyla is a Black Labrador and whatever mix, and then there is Fred. We had no idea what he was. Like I said, I always called him the "Ole Red Hound."
Grandpa started looking up dogs that had red hair and to our surprise, up pops a picture of Fred, lots of pictures of Fred. It turns out Fred is a somebody, a purebred. He is a Fox Red Labrador Retriever. Fred, the ole red hound, is practically royalty. We had never heard of this dog breed before.
I feel like I should be calling him Sir Fred or Prince Fred. From Pauper to Prince. I feel we should start treating him with a little more pomp and circumstance.
You know the Bible says when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we too become royalty. Children of the most High God, related to the King of Kings, (you don't get any higher than that). John 1:12 says, "But to all who believe in him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God."
Good "Ole Fred" went from a lost, hungry mutt, to a well fed and loved purebred. We can go from being lost in sin, too ( through Jesus Christ's suffering on the cross for our sins) being Children of God. Wow, doesn't that sound wonderful. We have an awesome God, an awesome Saviour.
Let us tell God thank you for loving us so much that he wants to make us his children. Revelations 21:7, "All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children."
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for giving the opportunity for us to be your children through your blessed son Jesus. There is no greater gift or blessing that we could have than this. Thank you Jesus. In Christ's name, Amen.
God Bless