Like many of you, we have a dog. He's nothing extraordinary; just a 5 year old Miniature Schnauzer. His name is Rufus. He does no tricks. He barks more than we would like. But his loyalty is without compare.
This morning, Rufus taught me a lesson.
A lesson about God.
When I got up this morning Rufus was there at the bedroom door, waiting as he does most mornings. He was standing against the door, but quickly moved to raise up and stand against my legs as I came out. All the way down the hall Rufus bumped and pawed at me. He stood, tail wagging, head moving from side to side, doing that thing that dogs to to let their masters know they are excited to see them. Rufus stood by my side, moving along with me, looking up expectantly. He wanted his morning attention.
The desire for attention was when I learned my lesson this morning. Rufus' tenacity reminded me how we should be when we pray. Jacob told the angel, as they wrestled, "I will not let you go until you bless me." Rufus would not leave my side until we engaged in his favorite game of tug-of-war with his blanket. I was reminded from that insistence that I must be so tenacious with my Lord. I must cling to him, remain by his side, and otherwise call out to him until he answers me. He promised Jeremiah, "Call unto me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you do not know."
God used a dog to remind me of this. God took a simple created animal and taught a great spiritual lesson.
Learn from the dog. Cling to our God, through the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 comments:
One of my favorite books is "Lessons From A Sheep Dog" by Philip Keller which teaches spiritual lessons learned from a sheep dog he had. On STAS we bought a book of "dog devotions" each being a dog story and what it can teach us about God. Like you say, God takes simple created creatures and teaches us about himself through them.
I remember that book, Guy. It is a good one. Thanks for your comments.
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