Pudgy and the Barbecue

Monday, May 31, 2021

I had a dog named Pudgy when I was growing up. She often tried to escape when the door was opened. One day, someone opened the door and she ran out. That day, our neighbors happened to be having a barbecue for company and they were preparing a big steak. Pudgy went over to the barbecue and removed the steak from the grill. This did not bless our neighbors. But Pudgy was loose and we had no control over her - and yet we were still responsible for her actions. It is the same 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 news - the old self never gets better. If you let it have its way, it is going to do what the flesh always does - mess up. 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 the neighbor's house.rn

From Message #992 - Ban the Goat