November 8, 2013 - "What Does A Fox Say?"

Good morning to all. Hoping your weekend is shaping up beautifully. So, I have to admit that I am hooked on the goofy song, "What Does The Fox Say?" Have you heard it? Yikes - it's a hoot. I sing the melody line all over and over the place. This morning I started to meditate on exactly WHAT a fox would say. The Lord drew me to Song of Soloman 2:15, "Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom." The Bible paints a picture of how a tender vineyard can be destroyed by a small fox. Okay, so we understand how animals unconfined can, in fact, destroy. But I believe that God is using this natural description to paint a clear picture for us. We must understand that the little issues we allow, and tolerate, although we see them as small could be as destructive as a hurricane. Consider this about the fox: The fox is a rather peculiar animal. It derives its name from its tendency to dig underground to settle in holes or burrows or to feast on grapevines. It is silent and solitary. It has an incredible sense of sight, smell, and hearing. It exhibits tremendous cleverness in going after its prey. At times, it will actually play dead in order to attack a bird which is within its striking range. When hunted, it is very cunning, devious, and capable of misleading its pursuers with utmost skill. Resultantly, the fox has always been considered as an emblem of slyness - cunning - craftiness - mischief. Right? How does that apply to our lives? We often laugh at a toddler who screams, "no." Little fox. We often tolerate the white lies, because they are not "real" lies. Little fox. We make excuses for our fleshly desires and promise to do better tomorrow. Little fox. I want to encourage all of us.....watch for the little foxes. They, in fact, could be as destructive as any "hurricane" in our lives. Can you begin to search the journey of your daily life to determine if the LITTLE foxes are in your vineyard. Oh yes - I see a few. So I said to myself this morning, "The fox does say something even though the song indicates that the fox doesn't speak." Oh yes, the fox says...... Have a great weekend, PK