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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