Recently, I was telling a dear friend about my Florida vacation with my husband last year. There were many highlights, but one really stood out as I was recalling the events of our trip. Honestly, I didn’t even realize how profound it was until she responded with amazement.
I had decided that what I really desired was to see was an alligator in the wild (which I did)! My husband and I went on an airboat adventure, a first for us both, and what I witnessed left me in awe. As we enjoyed the breeze and talked among the other guests, we noticed cows grazing on grass that was growing up from the marsh. Cows right there in the water—the same marsh where alligators were swimming?! I’d never seen cows in the water like that, and I was fascinated that they didn’t seem the least bit phased by the predators lurking around.
As tourists do, we began to take pictures and flooded our captain with all kinds of questions. He explained, “Oh, the cows aren’t afraid of the alligators because those cows are huge. They don’t see the alligators of too much of a threat. It would take so many alligators to harm even one of them, and the alligators don’t even approach the cows. The cows just keep their young from coming out too far into the water.” Mind. Blown! I mean, think about it. How could anything not be afraid of an alligator?
Well, the captain told us:
- The cows knew how big and strong they were.
- They knew the behavior of the alligators.
- The cows stayed in groups and shielded their young.
That got me thinking, of course. Sisters, do we really know who we are (and Who we serve)? Have we equipped ourselves with the Word of God so that we know how to prepare ourselves for any attack the enemy may try to bring?
The Manna Chef 