KNOCKING

What is that noise?  It stopped.  No, there it is again.  What in the world could it be?

And then I see it —- a bird.

That crazy bird would not stop.  It would walk back and forth.  It would look in the window.  It would peck at the window.  It would fly up. 

I walked to the window and it would fly away.  Then it came back and didn’t care if I was there or not.  I pulled the blind down and thought that would work.  Nope.  Started flying into a higher window.

It was getting very annoying.  It was making marks on the window.  It did this for hours.  Plus I had a sinus headache!  GO AWAY BIRD!

The bird was landing on the roof area over the fireplace.  I put aluminum foil over that area. 

It might look strange, but the bird must be afraid of the aluminum foil.  It is gone.  It is quiet now.

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“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

When it was finally quiet, I wondered if that is how we treat Jesus when he knocks at the door of our home, our church ….  our soul?  What do we do to chase Him away?

Do we keep the door closed hoping He will get tired and go away?  Do we draw the blinds so we cannot see Him?  Do we tell Him, by our actions and beliefs, that we do not want Him in our church?  Do we put down a “go away” mat?

How do we act when Jesus is knocking at the door to our home, our church … our soul?