-If Jesus Came To Your House ~~
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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 would 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 Saviour 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?

And 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. ~~

--(Lois Blanchard Eades)
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Jesus said: "Behold I stand at the door, and knock;
if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will
come in to him..." Revelation 3:20