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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
When Jesus Comes Calling
 Exodus 3:1-6; Revelation 3:14-20
The pastor rang the doorbell, then knocked when no one came to the door. Still no response. So he wrote on the back of his business card, "Sorry I missed you. (Revelation 3:20)" and tucked it in the door frame.
The verse quotes Jesus as saying, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone opens the door to me, I will come in and we will eat together."
When he returned to the church office a voice mail message was waiting for him. He recognized the voice of the woman at whose house he had left the card, "And I'm sorry that I missed you. Genesis 3:10."
He knew Genesis 3 was about Adam and Eve's fall from grace in the Garden of Eden, but he had to look up the exact wording of verse 10. Here's what Adam says to God there, "I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself."
This week's sermon took a lingering look, not at Adam or Eve or the naked lady in that joke, but at the stained glass representation of Jesus knocking on a door and speaking those words of invitation in Revelation 3:20.
It's surprising enough, when you think about it, that he should do the inviting. After all, he's dependent on the person inside the house to open up the door. Without that generous welcome, there's no way he's going to get inside.
For two good reasons:
1. There is no handle on the outside of the door, so it can only be opened from the inside.
2. He specifically says that he will enter the house if the person inside will kindly open the door.
What if Jesus came calling at your door? Would you be ready and willing to let him in?
Are you sure?
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posted by Jack Buckley at
11:31 AM
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