* If Jesus Came to Your House

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 to such an honored guest

And you’d keep assuring Him you’re glad to have Him there

That serving Him in your own home is joy beyond compare.

But when you saw Him coming would you meet Him at the door?

With your 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 the last loud hasty word?

Would you hide your worldly music and put some hymnbooks out?

Could you let Jesus just walk right in, or would you rush about?

And I wonder if the Savior spent a day or two with you

Would you go on doing the things you always do?

Would you keep on saying the things you always say?

Would life for you continue as it does from day to day?

Would your family conversation keep up it’s usual pace

Or would you find it hard each meal to say the 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 every place you planned to go?

Or would you maybe change your plans for just a day of 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.

~ AUTHOR UNKNOWN

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