![]() ![]() If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come into him and eat with him and he with Me." So this begs the question. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. It's a question that Jesus Himself encourages us to ask in the last book of the Bible, the book of Revelation 3:20. And if this happens, when a pastor goes over to someone's house, can you imagine what would happen if Jesus came over to your house? What would that be like to have Jesus over at your house for dinner? It's a good question to ask. They feel like they have to put on a performance for me, and they think that I'll be grading their performance. I'm a pastor, and when I go over to people's houses, if they don't know me, and all they know about me is that I'm a pastor, and I somehow represent God and Jesus, it can make them uncomfortable. Why do we have to have that preacher over for dinner? Amen." So Billy folds his hands, bows his head, and says, "Oh, God. She says, "Well, just say what your father said before dinner last night." ![]() Billy, would you pray for us?"Īnd Billy says, "Aw, Mom, I don't want to pray."Īnd she says, "Come on, Billy. Billy, why don't you pray for us? Billy is such a good prayer, Pastor. So they're all there at the table, and mom says, "Let's pray. And she told little Billy to be on his best behavior because pastor was coming over. She even had dad dust off the old family Bible and put it in a prominent spot on the coffee table. She cleared the mail and the papers and the unfinished projects off of the table so that they'd have a place to sit and eat. Mom had spent the whole day getting ready. They were all gathered together around the table: mom, dad, little Billy, and the pastor from the local church. ![]()
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