Ep 109: Protect and Serve (w/ Officer Nick Jarboe)

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What can a law enforcement motto
teach us about our God, our 

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Christ and Our Calling? 
Well, we'll find out together 

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when we talk to our guest in 
just a moment. 

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Welcome to the show. 
I'm Daniel Dalp, and this is for

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your Sunday morning drive. 
The short podcast with the goal 

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of providing some motivation, 
Dr. and encouragement and 

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helping you recenter your mind 
on those spiritual things on a 

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hectic Sunday morning. 
Today we have another special 

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guest for you on the show, 
Officer Nick Jarboe. 

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And it's kind of worked out 
really well that this episode is

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coming out when it it is because
this month is Law Enforcement 

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Appreciation Month. 
Nick is a police officer in 

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Lewisport, KY, and a member of 
the Hawesville Church of Christ.

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Nick, welcome to the show this 
MORNING. 

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Hey, Daniel. 
Thank you for having. 

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Me it's true honor. 
I've been listening to this 

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since its inception a few years 
ago. 

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So I really appreciate this 
opportunity to join you on here 

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and see where it. 
Takes us. 

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All right. 
Well, I appreciate you being on.

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I know you. 
You're, you've got a lot going 

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on right now. 
Nick has a little one on the way

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and then that alongside 
everything thing else that he's 

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involved in with the police 
force, and he's also a rescue 

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diver and does a lot with that 
in our community. 

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Nick, tell us a little bit about
yourself and your decision to go

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into law enforcement. 
Absolutely. 

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As you just mentioned before, I 
am a police officer here in 

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Lewis Fork, but back in 2015 I 
started my career in emergency 

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services as a 911 dispatcher and
immediately fell in love with 

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the profession as a whole. 
Actually, my great uncle retired

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as a law enforcement officer and
my dad was a law enforcement 

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officer for a short time. 
So I grew up around it in my 

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family from a very, very young 
age. 1. 

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Interesting thing to note, my 
uncle was a preacher and a 

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police officer at the same time 
and he always made it work when 

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he was on the job. 
He always saw to make a positive

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Christian difference in the 
lives of those he interacted 

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with. 
So I always thought that was an 

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encouragement and something to 
strive for. 

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People would ask him how can a 
preacher be a cop as well, and 

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he would always say the law is 
the law and the gospel is the 

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gospel. 
And so I felt like that was a 

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really good motivation, a really
good encouragement, a really 

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good example that he set for me 
to strive to be. 

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I met my wife in 2019. 
We were married in October of 

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2021. 
And as you mentioned, Daniel, 

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we've got a little one on the 
way or actually 37 weeks 

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yesterday. 
So we are. 

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Anytime. 
Anytime now, I believe when this

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episode airs, we would have 
already been basking in the joy 

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of the Little 1. 
So we're excited about that. 

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But we both been actively 
plugged into Hallsville Church 

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Christ, and we both serve there 
in small capacities behind the 

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scenes. 
In 2022, I was given an 

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opportunity to apply for a job 
in law enforcement and I jumped 

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on it. 
But it's not something I I 

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jumped on lightly. 
My wife and I had talked about 

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it extensively. 
We prayed about it. 

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This was a lifetime dream job of
mine. 

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But it was in a time where the 
world did not think highly of 

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law enforcement. 
But ultimately, my wife and I 

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made the decision and I went 
forward with the career and it's

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been an absolute blessing. 
And I wanted for opportunity to 

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serve my community. 
Absolutely, Nick, I so 

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appreciate. 
I know many others in our 

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community appreciate you as 
well. 

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I think the world of you and of 
course of Madison, you mentioned

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and you kind of highlighted the 
fact that it's a demanding 

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profession and there's lots of 
intricacies and a lot of things 

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you have to navigate as far as 
your faith. 

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Before we get started with the 
show this morning, what 

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encouragement would you give to 
other believers that are in a 

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demanding profession like law 
enforcement? 

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Absolutely. 
So. 

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I would. 
I would encourage believers in 

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law enforcement and other 
professions, you know, that 

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covers a broad range. 
You know, firefighting, EMS 

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dispatchers, corrections, even 
military and our nursing staff 

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at the hospital just show up 
each day. 

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Give it your best. 
I know that sounds cheesy and 

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cliche, but when those long 
hours of paperwork and court 

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days and overtime shifts keep 
piling on and dragging on, we 

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just got to keep showing up as 
believers. 

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And I want to remind, remind you
guys that our identity is not 

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found in our careers, but it's 
found in Christ. 

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Amen. 
And therefore we need, we need 

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to act as if we are in Christ. 
Amen, Nick, I really appreciate 

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you being on the show and I love
the thoughts you've put together

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for this morning. 
Let's go ahead and get the show 

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on the road. 
This is episode one O 9. 

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Protect and serve. 
Let's go to church. 

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Are we there yet? 
The phrase protect and serve is 

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more than just a slogan. 
For those in law enforcement 

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like myself, it is a calling 
that demands courage, sacrifice,

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vigilance, and compassion. 
Every shift we work carries 

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uncertainty. 
Every decision we make matters. 

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Often times, officers are the 
only thing standing in the gap 

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between danger and safety. 
In many ways, this calling is a 

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mirror to the deep spiritual 
truth about how God relates to 

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us and how we are called to live
without our faith. 

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Let us turn to one of my 
favorite Old Testament Bible 

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verses, Psalm chapter 27, verse 
one. 

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The Lord is my light and my 
salvation. 

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Whom shall I fear? 
The Lord is the stronghold of my

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life. 
Of whom shall I be afraid? 

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This morning? 
Let us first consider 

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protection. 
Law enforcement exists to guard 

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communities, preserve order, and
to stop evil from causing harm. 

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Scripture often describes God in
similar terms. 

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God is called our refuge, our 
shield, and our fortress. 

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Just as officers patrol streets 
and neighborhoods, God watches 

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over our lives, often in unseen 
ways. 

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Protection offered from God does
not mean the absence of danger, 

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but the presence of faithful 
guardianship in the midst of 

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danger. 
Spiritually, we are also called 

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to protect. 
We are called to protect our 

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hearts from bitterness, our 
minds from wise, and our 

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integrity from compromise. 
Proverbs 423 reminds us above 

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all else guards your heart, for 
everything you do flows from it.

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Another translation reads, keep 
your heart with all vigilance, 

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or from it flow the springs of 
life. 

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Like an officer remaining 
vigilant and alert while on 

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patrol, we too must stay 
spiritually vigilant, discerning

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what we allow to shape our 
thoughts, actions, and 

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character. 
Secondly, there is service. 

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Law enforcement officers serve 
the public, often without 

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recognition, motivated by 
commitment for the greater good 

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of the community. 
Oftentimes you'll hear quote UN 

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quote the Sunday School answer 
for police officers when they're

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asked why they signed up for the
job or hear them say to serve my

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community. 
True service is not about power,

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but about responsibility. 
Jesus modeled this perfectly for

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us. 
Though he had all authority, He 

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chose to serve, heal, and lay 
down his life for others. 

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He told his followers in Mark 
1043, But it shall not be so 

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among you. 
But whoever would be great among

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you must be your servant. 
Service in spirituality is not 

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always dramatic. 
It is showing patience, intense 

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moments, extending grace when it
is so undeserved, and choosing 

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humility over ego. 
Officers know that service often

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means absorbing stress so others
can live in peace. 

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Likewise, our faith calls us to 
bear one another's burdens, to 

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stand for justice, and to act 
with compassion even when it 

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costs us personally. 
Third, law enforcement teaches 

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us about sacrifice and 
accountability. 

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Officers are held to higher 
standards because their 

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authority carries weight. 
Scripture tells us in Luke 1248,

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everyone to whom much was given,
much will be required. 

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Our spiritual authority, our 
influence as believers, as 

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parents, as leaders, or even as 
neighbors also comes with 

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responsibility. 
We are accountable for how we 

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use it, either to build up or to
tear down. 

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Finally, law enforcement reminds
us of the importance of peace. 

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Peace is not passive. 
It is actively pursued and 

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protected. 
Jesus calls peacemakers blessed.

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He doesn't call them peace 
wishers. 

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Peacemaking often requires 
courage, restraint, wisdom, and 

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endurance. 
Officers embody this when they 

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de escalate conflicts and stand 
up against evil. 

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Spiritually, we are called to be
peacemakers in our families, 

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workplaces, and communities, 
reflecting God's presence 

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through our actions. 
As we reflect on, protect, and 

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serve, may we see it not only as
a professional motto, but also 

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as a spiritual invitation to 
trust in God's protection, to 

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serve others selflessly, to 
stand for what is right, and to 

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live as guardians of peace in a 
world that so desperately needs 

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it. 
Let's go to the Lord in prayer. 

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Heavenly Father, thank you for 
being our protector and our 

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example of perfect service. 
We ask that you strengthen those

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who protect and serve our 
communities. 

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Help us to guard our hearts, 
serve with humility, and walk in

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peace. 
May our lives reflect your 

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justice, mercy, and love. 
Amen. 

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Nick shared some excellent 
thoughts with us this morning 

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and after hearing them, it's 
time to hear yours. 

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Our discussion questions for 
this week are, how do we show 

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our gratitude to God and Christ 
for the protection and service 

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that they render to us? 
How can we spiritually protect 

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ourselves and serve others 
better? 

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And how can we be better 
peacemakers in our families, our

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workplaces, and our communities?
Hey, thanks for listening. 

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A big thank you to Nick Jarboe 
for being on the show today. 

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Keep pressing forward, keep 
showing up, and I'll see you 

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Sunday.