IF JESUS CAME TO YOUR HOUSE

IF JESUS CAME TO YOUR HOUSE

My sisters and brothers, Belinda and I are highly appreciative of your kind expressions of compassion and concern in the recent loss of her step-mother in Georgia.  Also, thanks so much for your patience regarding my extended absence from our daily devotional while we were traveling south.

Last evening, I reread a familiar poem that stimulated personal reflection and extensive conversation.  I thought it might be beneficial to share it with you.

If Jesus came to your house
To spend some time with you,
If He came unexpected,
I wonder what you’d do.

Oh, I know you’d give your nicest room
To such an honored guest,
And all the food you’d give to Him
Would be the very best.

And you would keep assuring Him
You’re glad to have Him there–
That serving Him within your home
Is joy beyond compare.

But when you saw Him coming,
Would you meet Him at the door
With arms outstretched in welcome
To your heavenly visitor?

Or would you have to change your clothes
Before you’d let Him in?
Or hide some magazines
And put the Bible where they’d been?

Would you hide your worldly music
And put some hymn books out?
Could you let Jesus walk right in
Or would you rush about?

And I wonder – if the Savior
Spent a day or two with you,
Would you keep right on doing

The things you always do?

Would you go right on saying

The things you always say?
Or would life for you continue
As it does from day to day?

Could you take Jesus with you
Everywhere you’d go?
Or would you have to change your plans

For just a day or so?

Would you be glad to have Him meet
Your dearest and closest friends?
Or would you hope they stay away
Until His visit ends?

Would you be glad to have Him stay
Forever and on and on?
Or would you sigh with great relief
When He at last was gone?

It might be interesting to know
The things that you would do,
If Jesus came in person

To spend some time with you.

It’s something to really think about.  In reality, JESUS IS HERE all the time.  Therefore, our entire lives, i.e. our relationships, our decisions, our attitudes and our actions should reflect a keen awareness of His presence.  According to Jesus Christ, “every idle word men shall speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.” (Matthew 12:36, NKJV)  So let’s live like He is always present!

Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!