What Would You Do If Jesus Came to YOUR House

What Would You Do If Jesus Came to Your House?

"When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, 'Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must come to your house today." Luke 19:5

Maybe it is my over active imagination that kicks in at times, but several thoughts have come to mind the past few days as I have contemplated what President and Mrs. Bush and President-elect and Mrs. Obama are thinking as the Obama's are touring their new home. While from the outside the White House seems small, there is a total of 132 rooms in the White House. Of these, thirty-five are bathrooms; eleven are bedrooms; three kitchens; three dining rooms; one library; one bowling alley; and one movie theater. Twenty-eight rooms have fireplaces. Little house?

Just suppose that you received word today that you were going to have a guest come to your house. Suppose the guest was going to be President Bush. How would you react? What would you do to prepare your house for his arrival?I wonder what went through Zacchaeus mind when Jesus called him down from the tree and told him that he was coming to HIS house "today." I wonder if he said, "Oh, no - my house isn't clean!" Or, "I sure hope I can get home quick enough to hide ..."

It's one thing to have enough advanced warning to know a guest is coming - but what if the guest showed up unannounced?What if Jesus were to show up to YOUR house today? What would he find? Would we welcome him in to every room of our "heart house" with open arms? Would he have full access or would we be stuffing things in closets and drawers hoping He'd not see this or that?

Well guess what - He could show up at any time! The Bible tells us that His coming could happen at any time. Would you be ready for Him to appear if He came today?

In searching for some song lyrics that I will write about tomorrow, I came across these words:

"What would you do what would you do if Jesus came to spend some time with you?
If Jesus came to your house to spend a day or two
If he came unexpectedly I wonder what you'd do
When you saw him comin' would you meet him at the door
With arms outstretched and welcome to your heavenly visitor
Or would you need to change some things before you let him in
Like burn some magazines and put the Bible where they'd been
Oh I know that you'd give your nicest room to such an honored guest
And all the food you would serve to him would be the very best
And you'd keep assuring him that you were glad to have him thereT
hat serving him in your home was a joy beyond compare
But what about your family conversation would it keep up its normal pace
And would you find it hard each meal to say a table grace
Would you be glad to have him stay forever on and on
Or would you sigh of great relief when finally he had gone
You know it might be interesting to know the things you'd do
If Jesus came in person to spend some time with you
What would you do what would you do if Jesus came to spend some time with you?"

So what would YOU do if Jesus came to YOUR house today? - Bill Welte is President and CEO of America's KESWICK.

God's WORD for YOU: Proverbs 11; Jeremiah 50; Hebrews 8

Think About This: Come all crosses, welcome, welcome! so I may get my heart full of my Lord Jesus. -- Samuel Rutherford

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