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Men of Integrity, July/Aug 2000
| Obeying God |
Tuesday, August 8
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Dog Heaven
Key Bible Verse: As
the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master … so our eyes look to the
Lord our God (Psalm 123:2a). Bonus Reading: John 4:31-34
Elisabeth
Elliot tells of visiting in Scotland and observing a Scottish collie in his glory—tending
sheep. He was doing what he was bred for and trained to do. He was beautiful to
watch as he circled right and left, " … barking, crouching, racing along,
herding a stray sheep here, nipping at a stubborn one there, his eyes always glued
to the sheep, his ears listening for a tiny metal whistle from his master . …"
As she watched, she reflected,
"I saw two creatures who were in the fullest sense 'in their glory': A
man who had given his life to sheep, who loved them and loved his dog; and a
dog whose trust was absolute, whose obedience was instant and unconditional,
and whose very meat and drink was to do the will of his master."
The dog did not understand
the pattern—only obedience—and he was in his glory. We know, of course, that
God shares His glory with no one. Yet through obedience there is a human glory
which comes, through being what He made us to be. He wrote the manual. That
is why when we obey Him we are liberated to become all we are meant to be.
—R. Kent Hughes in Romans: Righteousness
from Heaven
Personal Challenge:
Thought to Apply: I
find the doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His
plans.
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—GEORGE MACDONALD
(Scottish writer, 19th century)
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Credits: Adapted from— Tuesday: Romans:
Righteousness from Heaven (Crossway, 1991)
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