God's Promises and Our Pets

God loves animals.  The Book of Genesis tells us that He made animals before He made man in the Garden of Eden.  He always expected us to have a relationship with these creatures.  He even asked Adam what he would name each kind. 

  We often entertain feelings of loneliness and despair.  Life is tough but I believe that  God gave us our pets as part of His plans to comfort and console us.

We often entertain feelings of loneliness and despair.  Life is tough but God gave us our pets as part of His plans to comfort and console us.  We turn to our pets to help us feel better.  We can tell our dog our secrets and she would never tell another living being.

We cry into our cat's fur and he will never laugh about it with his friends or the cats down the street. Yes, our animals love us.  Whether a kitten, dog, rabbit, or bird, they return our kindness with devotion.

 

Consider how much more God loves us.  Our dog may lick our faces   

 

or sit beside us when we are sad.  They are here only in the present and will pass on in a few short years.  God has greater promises for us and they are forever.

 

 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Rev 21:4 KJV

He also promised that He will never leave you, nor forsake you.  Hebrews 13.5 KJV   

What comfort we find in God's Word which is eternal and never changes. We only need to open the Bible or go online to find many of God's promises to us.  Do it today.

Photos  Annie and Annie's babies-copyright J. Schlicker 2003