Straight From The Heart - Chapter 1 If Jesus Came To Your House Prayer Novena

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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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