Fetch

“… And the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”

Galatians 2:20


I read a cute little story about a pastor in Texas who illustrated the point, “who are you fetching for? This pastor had on his staff a single guy who served as his youth pastor.  This young youth pastor had an Irish Setter that he loved very much. They were close, the youth pastor and his dog.  So close, in fact, that when the Irish Setter became ill and almost died the young man demonstrated just how much he loved his dog. The youth pastor took his sleeping bag to the veterinarian hospital and slept next to his dog until his canine friend was well enough to come home. You could say the two were really, really close.  To illustrate a point one Sunday, the pastor invited the youth minister's dog up on the platform, and the dog sat there and didn’t move.  

The Senior pastor took a red rubber ball and threw it down the center aisle of the church and said to the dog, "Fetch!"  The dog just sat there.  Apparently church authority wasn’t enough to make this dog fetch.  The pastor had a wealthy businessman from the church who everyone knew come up.  The businessman reached into his pocket and pulled out a wad of cash and waved it in front of the dog and then he said, "Fetch!"  The dog didn't move a muscle.  The pastor said to the congregation who were gathered there that Sunday, "On the count of three, let's all say 'Fetch!' together.  One - two - three!"  The dog just set there.  Apparently he wouldn't fetch because of peer pressure either.  The pastor then asked a very attractive young woman from the congregation to come up to the platform.  She petted the dog for a moment and said in a soft sweet voice, "Fetch!"  I understand that the dog did flinch but he didn't fetch. He just sat there.

It was then that the pastor had his youth minister come up to the platform where the youth minister casually leaned over his dog and said, "Fetch!" the dog bolted off the platform and down the aisle, took the ball in his mouth, came right back up and gave the ball to the youth pastor.  The moral of the story is, “the one who had loved him and cared for him is the one he was willing to serve”.  That poses a great question for each of us to answer today. Whom are you fetching for? Who loves and cares for you so much that you will serve them?

The apostle Paul answers for us the one he was willing to not only serve but the one with whom he was willing to give his life for. The apostle Paul made it clear in his writings and in his life that there is only one worthy of this kind of devotion and that is the Lord Jesus Christ who loved Paul and gave His life for him. What is true in the apostle Paul’s life I pray is true for you and me today too, friend. When we realize how much the Lord loves us, and that He cares for us and stands by us through sickness and in health how could we not want to serve Him? When you think about whom you would be willing to “fetch for” today I pray our Lord Jesus is the first person who comes to your mind today, for He alone is worthy!


You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created.”

Revelation 4:11

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