Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man
hear my voice and open the door, I will come in
to him and will sup with him and he with Me.
Revelation 3:20

A nurse on duty in a pediatric ward often gave the children an opportunity to listen to their own hearts with her stethoscope.  One day she put the stethoscope into a little boy's ears.  She asked him, "Can you hear that?  What do you suppose that is?"

The little boy frowned a moment, caught up in the wonder of this strange tapping inside his chest.  The he broke into a grin and responded, "Is that Jesus knocking?"

Another story is told of  a group of students who went to visit a great Christian teacher.  The wise teacher asked the young scholars a seemingly obvious question.  "Where is the dwelling place of God?"

The students laughed among themselves and replied, "What a thing to ask!  Is not the whole world full of His glory?"

The teacher smiled and replied, "God dwells wherever man lets Him in."

The little boy listening to his heart through the stethoscope seemed to have more wisdom than the group of students.  With his innocent, trusting faith, he had no problem believing that Jesus was knocking on his heart's door.

Imagine your life to be a house of many rooms.  Each room represents a different aspect of your life.  Some of the rooms are messed up, others are clean and tidy.  The doors that are locked represent areas where you have not invited Jesus to enter.

Like the little boy, when we hear Jesus knocking at the closed doors of our life, it is up to us to open them and let Him in.  Even those rooms that are dark and frightening are filled with light and understanding when Jesus enters.

Our part is to invite Him into every aspect of our lives...don't try to keep some hidden or locked.  He knows what's behind each and every door anyway.  So just open those doors and He will do the cleaning.

Thanks to Calvary, we can give our lives completely to Jesus.  "Throw Open the Doors" and leave the rest to Him.

Janette Stewart, 3/04/07

"Thanks To Calvary" by Sheryl McMillan.  Sheryl has blessed my life for about 7 or 8 years now and I thank God every day for the day He had our paths cross.  I love you, Sheryl.  God bless you, my precious friend!!

Also, please join me in wishing a very special and dear friend of mine, Gerry Palafox, a wonderful and blessed "Happy Birthday".    HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GERRY!!!!