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Let Me In! - March 05, 2007
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.
Recently we stayed on the top floor of the hotel, and one morning as I looked out the window, I saw an interesting scene. There was a circular air vent on the face of the uppermost part of the opposite wing of the building, and sparrows were flying in and out of it. The activity level was elevated, and I became quite absorbed in my observation. I suppose there was a nest, or maybe a few, behind that vent area, for there were quite a number of birds involved in the flurry of activity. After a while, the liveliness slowed down and I could concentrate my observations on this one pathetic little bird. He tried and tried to get in the vent, but all his attempts were in vain.
In Biblical times, there was a watchman at the gate of each city, and there, in San Antoine, Texas, there seemed to be a watchbird of the vent! This bird watched over the nesting area, and was the "keeper of the vent ", so to speak. The watchbird denied my little feathered friend admittance to the nesting area, and it made me sad. Why, I wondered , did he not belong? What had he done or where had he been hatched, or what was his physical deformity that kept him as "the outsider?" He seemed determined to gain admittance, flying from one side to the other, trying to make his swoop in to the area. Finally, however, he gave up his valiant effort and just flew away .
In God's house there is no watchman at the gate to deny our admittance. There is no station of birth, no bad deed we have done, nor any deformity that will keep us barred from the house of the Lord. As a matter of fact, God sent His only Son to give us an individual invitation into God's presence. What a wonderful invitation that is... and such a personal one, too. What a wonderful God we have! He knows each one of us personally and He invites us to know and live with him forever, through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. THANK YOU. FATHER FOR THE INVITATION YOU HAVE GIVEN US TO RESIDE WITH YOU FOREVER.
Contributed by Marion Smith: [email protected] Comments/Feedback are welcome.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.
Recently we stayed on the top floor of the hotel, and one morning as I looked out the window, I saw an interesting scene. There was a circular air vent on the face of the uppermost part of the opposite wing of the building, and sparrows were flying in and out of it. The activity level was elevated, and I became quite absorbed in my observation. I suppose there was a nest, or maybe a few, behind that vent area, for there were quite a number of birds involved in the flurry of activity. After a while, the liveliness slowed down and I could concentrate my observations on this one pathetic little bird. He tried and tried to get in the vent, but all his attempts were in vain.
In Biblical times, there was a watchman at the gate of each city, and there, in San Antoine, Texas, there seemed to be a watchbird of the vent! This bird watched over the nesting area, and was the "keeper of the vent ", so to speak. The watchbird denied my little feathered friend admittance to the nesting area, and it made me sad. Why, I wondered , did he not belong? What had he done or where had he been hatched, or what was his physical deformity that kept him as "the outsider?" He seemed determined to gain admittance, flying from one side to the other, trying to make his swoop in to the area. Finally, however, he gave up his valiant effort and just flew away .
In God's house there is no watchman at the gate to deny our admittance. There is no station of birth, no bad deed we have done, nor any deformity that will keep us barred from the house of the Lord. As a matter of fact, God sent His only Son to give us an individual invitation into God's presence. What a wonderful invitation that is... and such a personal one, too. What a wonderful God we have! He knows each one of us personally and He invites us to know and live with him forever, through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. THANK YOU. FATHER FOR THE INVITATION YOU HAVE GIVEN US TO RESIDE WITH YOU FOREVER.
Contributed by Marion Smith: [email protected] Comments/Feedback are welcome.
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