Title
You Are Not a Dog Nor a Pig
Scripture
As a dog returns to his own vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
(Proverbs 26:11)
Devotional
The apostle Peter adds to this Proverb in his second letter, “And, ‘[as] a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire.’”(1) Fall once in a ditch, it will be called an accident. Fall the second time into the same ditch, it is foolishness. Yet that is exactly what we do when we willfully walk in rebellious sin. And there is no other kind of sin than “rebellious sin.”
How foolish to have quit a bad habit and after a time of victory start that habit again. How very foolish to have walked away from an inordinate relationship and to walk back into it again. The only difference is that a dog is a dog, and a pig a pig. When we do the very things we know not to do, this repulsively ugly analogy fits to the letter.
We are not dogs or pigs. No matter how cute or cuddly you may think these animals are, they are not created in the image of God. And even if you are dyslexic, you are not created in the image of a dog.
(1) 2 Peter 2:22
Text For The Day
Proverbs 26:11: As a dog returns to his own vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
Thought For The Day
“Most people prefer the certainty of misery to the misery of uncertainty.” Virginia Satir, therapist.
Questions To Ponder
· “How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?” (Romans 6:2)
· Why do some, after months or years of sobriety, return to their drunkenness?
· Have you ever drawn back? Consider Hebrews 10:39.
Morning Study Guide
Defining: “Dog”: To degenerated modern man, the dearest of friends, scripturally speaking, an unclean animal, metaphorically spoken of as a sign of disgust and shame.
Referencing: “Is your servant—a dog, that he should do this gross thing?” 2 Kings 8:13
Applying: Remember, you are created in the image of God. The remainder of creation is to be under your dominion.