Bulldogs & Poodles

Following on from last Sundays’ story of a dog & then the sermon from Hamish, where we heard about Labradors & the similarities with people (sometimes), I have another dog anecdote …

The story is told of a bulldog & a poodle who were arguing one day. The bulldog was making fun of the poodle, calling him a weak little runt who couldn’t do anything. The bulldog said, “I will challenge you to a contest. Let’s see who can open the back door of their house first & get inside.”

The bulldog was thinking he would turn the doorknob with his powerful jaws, while the poodle was too small to even reach the knob of his back door. But to the bulldog’s surprise the poodle said, “I can get inside my house faster than you can. I accept the challenge.”

So, with the poodle watching, the bulldog ran to the back door of his house & jumped up to the doorknob. He managed to get his teeth & paws around it & tried to turn it, but he could not get enough grip on the knob to do it, so he finally quit in exhaustion.

Now it was the poodles turn. He just did what he had been doing every day for the past several years. He went up to the door & scratched a couple of times, then waited patiently. Within a few seconds his master not only opened the door, but picked him up in his arms, patted him on the head affectionately & carried him inside.

The difference was in the relationship. Some of us are bulldog Christians. It is all grunting, growling & trying to please God. Give it up! All God asks us to do is, “Draw near to Me & I will draw near to you.”

Radio Rhema Word for the Day Sunday August 3rd 2008