Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Dog Theology

What is it about a wiener dog that we love so much? Is it the long snout, the long droopy ears, the big paws and short legs? Or is it the bossy domineering attitude despite the petite profile? One thing for sure though that puppy dog loves to see its master comes home, excitingly wagging its tail and all. It’s been waiting patiently all day for the master to return and together taking a stroll in the neighborhood. The dog loves spending time at its master’s feet, being around, spending time with its master and riding in a car, shotgun, leaving a trail of snout marks on the window. What a loyal creature…(Although an intermittent whining made me thought that the proper name for it should be a whiner dog).

A dog will think: “Wow, you feed me, you take care of me, you love me, wow, you must be god.” Unlike cat that thinks: “Wow, you feed me, you take care of me, you love me, wow, I must be god.” (Cat lovers, please don’t send me emails, and yes, you should be ashamed of yourselves…haha).

Why am I telling you a dog story? Maybe because I just saw a picture of a wiener dog on my calendar, or maybe because I want to draw a parallel to that story. I thought, wow, if only I have that passionate desire to spend times with my Master, the LORD of the universe every chance I got, to have the passion to go home and right away reading and feasting on God’s word. One day I’m passionate about God, other day not so much…I feel that I need to learn from the dog theology that I need to love much more, worship much more and serve much more the God that has lavished me with unending blessing and love.

1 comment:

chris said...

Woh Bi, just recently I also thought about Cat and Dog Theology. I read this book few years ago:
http://www.covenantbookstore.com/catanddogthb.html
It is a really good and striking concept.

The cat is a me-centered creature; it's wants need to be satisfied by the master.
The dog is a master-centered creature; it wants to satisfy the master.
The book also says: cat walks backward going to the heaven, while dog walks forward going to the heaven (considering the willingness of serving the master).

When i first heard about this concept, i could easily recognize myself and some Christians i knew as cats. Then, starting from there, this concept stuck on me and keep reminds me at times. God is good and a provider but He is also our master and we are His servant. But not a grudging servant, a servant who delights and enjoy working for the master.

So are we cats or are we dogs?