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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 honoured 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.
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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 n, or
would you rush about?
And I wonder -- if the Savior spent a day
or two with you.
Would you go right on dong 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?
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Would your family conversation keep
up its usual place?
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.
- Lois Blanchard Eades
*Let Us Pray:
Lord Jesus, let us forever be on guard of the words we say, the thing we do and the company we keep. Let us be inspired and guided by Your ever-loving presence and let everyone who visit us be assured that you are Lord and King of our Christian Home. Amen.
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