My friend Chris has a dog. My friend Chris loves this dog. I mean he really loves his dog. Everyday that Chris comes home he embraces his dog (Pilot) with a 20-30 second hug/belly rub. Chris even has his own language with Pilot that I have recently became fluent in, I think. About a week ago Chris and his wife Makenzie went to Florida on vacation and the place they were staying didn't allow pets. So Chris asked me to house/dog sit. Now Chris is a detail man, he likes things to be done right. He gave me detailed instrucions on how to take care of Pilot, even showing me the correct way to walk him. In our "intro to dog walking 101" Chris made a comment that stuck with me. He said, "Now Pilot might fight you alittle, because a dog can only have one master."
In Matthew chapter six Jesus explains you can't serve two masters. You can only be truly devoted to one thing. I've always looked at this from the perspective that if we try and serve God and something else God will get jealous and disconnect from us. But what if its something a lot bigger than that, what if we can't serve two masters because only one Master is capable of showing us authentic love? What if only one Master is truly capable of providing for us, and the rest are really just a waste of time.
I defiantly didn't embrace Pilot (Chris' dog) everyday with a 20-30 second hug/belly rub; and I tried to speak to him in their special language, but he just looked at me like I was stupid. I think Pilot didn't respond to me the way he does with Chris (his true master) because I couldn't give him the love and affection he needs like his master could. And I think that is the reason why we need God as our one master, because only in HIM can we find the deepest desires of our hearts. Only HE can truly provide for us.
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