The Great Barbecue Steak Robbery

Monday, August 16, 2021

When I was growing up, I had a dog named "Pudgy." When the door was opened she would often try to escape. One day, someone opened the door and she ran out. That day, our neighbors were having a barbecue with company over. They were preparing a steak. Pudgy went over to the barbecue and removed the steak from the grill. Our neighbors weren't very happy. Pudgy was loose and we had no control over her, yet we were still responsible for her actions. So, too is it with the old nature and the flesh. Sometimes you find yourself amazed at what your old flesh is capable of, or how you could have fallen in that sin again. But here's the truth, the old self never gets better. If you let it have its way, it's going to do what the flesh always does - mess up. There's no end to the depravity. So the key is, don't let it loose. Don't give the flesh an inch, because opening the door to the flesh is no better than letting Pudgy loose at your neighbor's barbecue.

From Message #992 - Ban the Goat