Hi all,
Maybe you've seen this before, but I hadn't ... and thought it worth passing
on!
--
Carol
If Jesus Came to Your House
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of
God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice,
holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable
service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may
prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect
will of God.
"Former President Harry Truman was famous for the long
walks he took. Those were simpler days when he could
take a walk like everyone else. One evening Truman
decided to stroll to Memorial Bridge on the Potomac.
While there, he grew curious about the mechanism that
raised the middle span of the bridge. Making his way
across the catwalks and through the inner workings of
the bridge, he suddenly came upon the bridge tender,
eating his supper out of a tin bucket.
"The man showed no surprise when he looked up and saw
the most powerful man in the world. He just swallowed
his food, wiped his mouth, smiled, and said, 'You
know, Mr. President, I was just thinking of you.' It
was a greeting Truman never forgot.
Truman's experience reminds of the poem, "If Jesus
Came to Your House" A poem that I read many years ago
and found a copy on the web. It would be more
applicable for me if it were, "If Jesus Came to My
House."
"If Jesus came to your house to spend a day or two
If he came unexpectedly, 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 serve to Him would be
the very best, And you'd keep assuring Him you're
glad to have Him there That serving Him in your own
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 let Him in? Or hide some
magazines and put the Bible where they'd been? Would
you turn off the radio and hope He hadn't heard? And
wish you hadn't uttered that last, loud, hasty word?
"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 go right on
doing the things you always do? Would you go right
on saying the things you always say? Would life for
you continue as it does from day to day? Would your
family conversation keep up its usual pace? And
would you find it hard each meal to say a table
grace? Would you sing the songs you always sing,
and read the books you read, And let him know the
things on which your mind and spirit feed? Would you
take Jesus with you everywhere you'd planned to go?
Or would you, maybe, change your plans for just a day
or so?
"Would you be glad to have Him meet your very closest
friends? Or would you hope they'd stay away until
His visit ends? Would you be glad to have Him stay
forever 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 Christ in person came to spend some time with
you.
It would be very interesting if Jesus did come in
person to your house and mine.
Dear God, please help me to so live
that should Jesus turn up in my house in person, there
would be nothing that I would be embarrassed or shamed
about. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer.
Gratefully in Jesus name, amen.
Stu
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