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A DOG NAMED CAESAR

by Jerry Ousley  
11/15/2006 / Christian Living

Every boy should have a dog. Mom and Dad had three boys, a girl, and only one dog, but he was dog enough for all of us. I've never really figured out just what kind of a dog he was; a pure breed of some sort - purely mixed that is. He was white with black and tan patches here and there. We, of course, thought he was the smartest dog in the world and we called him Caesar.

Each dog has his own set of tricks that makes him unique and Caesar was no exception. He could do a few of the usual, like shake his paw, and, well, let me see . . . I guess that was about all of the usual. He did have one trick that I never saw any other dog do. It wasn't so much of a trick as it was a mischievous act. You see, we also had a cat named Blackie. Blackie was a tom cat and pretty much liked to be left alone, especially by Caesar. However when the notion struck him, Caesar would begin pestering Blackie until he couldnt take it anymore. When the cat arrived at that point out popped the claws and it looked like Caesar was in for a fight. Then that mutt would just simply turn around with his back to Blackie and let the cat dig in all he wanted too! The look on Caesar's face let you know that he knew what he was doing and he had achieved the desired result. Caesar had learned how useful a cats claws could be when a good back scratch was in order! Watching that dog get his back scratched never ceased to bring a smile to the faces of any witnesses to the event. You don't see a dog do that everyday.

Thinking about it now reminds me of people. You see, Caesar knew how to get what he wanted, and he spared no cats feelings trying to get it. Aren't some of us like that? It seems that many people are only concerned about themselves. I suppose that has been programmed into us with statements like "If you don't look out for yourself no one else is going too . . . " or "If you want anything in life you've got to get it for yourself . . . " or maybe even "You've only got one life; it's up to you to make out of it what you want . . . "

While these statements can be true we have a tendency to react to them negatively instead of positively. When we do then the message filters through that we need to look out for number one and let everyone else do the same.

We all have times when we deeply need someone else to give us attention and love. But if we haven't loved, when our time comes there may not be anyone there for us. That's the thing about love: To make it grow and come back to us we've got to give it away.

There was no love lost between that dog and cat. The cat only became useful to the dog when he needed a back scratch. People who do others like that will soon find themselves
alone and maybe even unloved.

"But, that's the code of our society . . ." you may argue. If we are to survive, we must break that code. Jesus Christ came to give us a new code - a code He called "love." He said to love your neighbor as yourself. He even said to love your enemies. He said that if someone hit you on one cheek, turn the other to him. Man! What a world we would have if people would stop talking about love and start loving; don't you agree?

Let's quit acting like dogs and cats that only know what they want for an instant. Let's look to God for the answers to life and let His love issue from us to each other. It's the best way to keep your life from going to the dogs.

Jerry D. Ousley is the author of ?Soul Challenge?, ?Soul Journey?, ?Ordeal?, ?The Spirit Bread Daily Devotional and his first novel ?The Shoe Tree.? Visit our website at spiritbread.com to download these and more completely free of charge.

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