Our dog tries to be a good dog. When there is food in the room, she patiently waits. Often she gives us that tilted head sad-eyed look pretending to be a poor starving waif. It works. It has to be tough to be a dog. Humans eat really good things, but they eat sitting at a table and all a dog can do is smell the goodies. It’s tough not to salivate on the floor. Humans don’t like that. If you are fortunate they will have just the right amount of leftovers. The desired amount is enough to taste great but not too much because then the humans will put them in the fridge for another meal. But sometimes humans leave really good things on the counter and leave the room and the temptation is overwhelming.
Last week my wife made a great, I mean really great, apple pie and left it to cool on the back of the stove. Remember I Corinthians 10:13, “God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.” That text is definitely for humans and not for dogs. Our good dog just couldn’t resist. We heard a noise and when we entered the kitchen her nose was right down in it. Oh, the shame! She obviously knew who made the pie because she hid behind me for the rest of the evening.
Remember that great verse in Psalm 23, “He prepares a table for me.” There are no leftovers on that table. We are not dogs. We are sons and daughters. We eat at the table. How grand!
Written by Roger Bothwell on January 7, 2013
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