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Tuesday,
August 8, 2023
Directly
across from
our house is
an old
township road
that forms a
good walking
and biking
path.
Brooksyne
frequently
walks our dogs
on this trail
which is
especially
appealing when
it becomes a
corn canyon.
(Click on photo to enlarge.)
(Click on photo to enlarge.)
"God's
Open House"
Message
summary:
Today
let us
consider
"God's open
house", God's
call to the
fallen human
race to come
into His house
of faith and
forgiveness.
As we often
hear, "Whosoever
will may come".
Puritan
writer Thomas
Watson wrote,
"God keeps
open house for
hungry
sinners".
Listen to our message on your audio player.
"Come
to Me, all you
who are weary
and burdened,
and I will
give you rest.
Take My yoke
upon you and
learn from Me,
for I am
gentle and
humble in
heart, and you
will find rest
for your
souls"
(Matthew
11:28). "My
Father’s house
has many
rooms; if that
were not so,
would I have
told you that
I am going
there to
prepare a
place for
you?" (John
14:2).
Yesterday
we went to an
"Open House"
at Audrey's, a
wholesale
distributor of
gift and home
decor items,
where we serve
as chaplains.
Their
distribution
center is
located out in
the Lebanon
County
countryside in
a very bucolic
setting.
Yesterday
we went to an
"Open House"
at Audrey's, a
wholesale
distributor of
gift and home
decor items,
where we serve
as chaplains.
Their
distribution
center is
located out in
the Lebanon
County
countryside in
a very bucolic
setting. Many
customers
converged on
what is
undoubtedly
the busiest
usage that
remote country
road gets
annually! This
year is their
43rd
anniversary.
Some
arrive very
early before
the doors open
and sit in
lawn chairs at
the front of
the line while
others form a
long line
snaking around
the building.
It has an
atmosphere
similar to
Christian Book
Distributors
warehouse near
Boston when
they had their
warehouse
sales we went
to in the
90's.
Some
arrive very
early before
the doors open
and sit in
lawn chairs at
the front of
the line while
others form a
long line
snaking around
the building.
It has an
atmosphere
similar to
Christian Book
Distributors
warehouse near
Boston when
they had their
warehouse
sales we went
to in the
90's.An
open house is
a day when
members of the
public are
invited to
visit a place
or
institution,
especially one
to which they
do not
normally have
access. Open
House is most
frequently
associated
with real
estate but
during our
nearly 30
years of
pastoring
during the
Christmas
season we
hosted an
annual "Open
House" in our
home, inviting
our
congregation,
neighbors and
friends to
stop in and
enjoy goodies
Brooksyne had
prepared for
the holidays.
Today let us consider "God's open house", His call to the fallen human race to come into His house of faith and forgiveness. As we often hear, "Whosoever will may come". Puritan writer Thomas Watson wrote, "God keeps open house for hungry sinners."
God's ongoing cry to the unbelieving world is "Come to Jesus!" This is our plea for family, friends, neighbors, fellow workers and it's the missions call to the entire human race. Jesus assured His disciples and through the Scriptures all of us, "My Father’s house has many rooms".
Today let us consider "God's open house", His call to the fallen human race to come into His house of faith and forgiveness. As we often hear, "Whosoever will may come". Puritan writer Thomas Watson wrote, "God keeps open house for hungry sinners."
God's ongoing cry to the unbelieving world is "Come to Jesus!" This is our plea for family, friends, neighbors, fellow workers and it's the missions call to the entire human race. Jesus assured His disciples and through the Scriptures all of us, "My Father’s house has many rooms".
He
continues to
work through
His church as
He invites the
world to come
to His open
house. His
compassionate
call is
extended to
everyone,
"Come to me, all
you who are
weary and
burdened, and
I will give
you rest".
Elsewhere the
call is
expressed, "If
anyone
is thirsty,
let him come
to Me and
drink"
(John
7:37).
Consider the
word
"whosoever" as
used in the
Bible. Yet it
is obvious
that many, as
He somberly
acknowledged,
"refuse to
come to Me to
have life".As a minister of the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ I extend the call to you, "Come to Jesus, come to God's open house". I know most readers have accepted Christ's invitation, but still we encourage you to examine your own heart in this matter.
For anyone reading this message who has never come to Jesus, He is speaking to your heart even now. Do not resist the Holy Spirit, rather accept God's saving grace for your own life. Start believing and living for Jesus. You are welcome to His open house.
Daily
prayer:
Jesus, even as
You breathed
physical life
into me at the
moment of my
conception,
You breathed
spiritual life
into me at the
moment of my
second birth.
You replaced
the darkness I
walked in as
You awakened
my soul to
spiritual
light. As I
accepted Your
invitation to
come, You took
my sins that
were red like
crimson and
made them
white as snow.
May my life no
longer
be
self-centered
but
Christ-centered
as I now have
the mind of
Christ and
view life from
the eternal
perspective.
Keep me
faithful and
growing in
Your wisdom,
grace and
compassion.
Amen.Here's
a prayer of
commitment to
Jesus:
Jesus, I
confess that I
am a sinner
and have not
lived my life
for You. I am
among those
who have
refused to
accept Your
invitation to
have new life.
I now want to
turn away from
darkness as I
desire Your
forgiveness so
I come to You
who gives life
everlasting. I
accept You as
my personal
Savior who
died on the
cross for me.
Please forgive
all my sins,
especially for
rejecting You
time after
time when Your
Spirit was
drawing me to
Yourself.
I do believe
You are the
Son of God and
that You love
me so much You
are not
willing that I
should perish
but You want
me to inherit
eternal life.
I want to live
for You and
grow in my new
spiritual
life. Help me
to know the
purpose and
meaning for my
life as laid
out in
Scripture.
Give me
understanding
and growth as
I devote
myself to
reading the
Bible, daily
prayer, and
fellowship
with other
Christian
believers.
Additional
musing:
Today let us
imagine two
different
kinds of "open
houses".
What if there was an open house in heaven? You could visit for an hour or so to see if this is the kind of place you would like to spend eternity. Let's imagine an angelic realtor walking you through and showing you the benefits of living for God and having this place as your eternal residence. The biggest challenge being that the guests just wanted to abandon their current living quarters and move in immediately!
Or, what if there was an open house in hell? A minion of Satan would serve as realtor and... well I really don't even want to imagine how his pitch would go! The guests complain about the heat and the burning sulfur smell and want to get out as soon as possible and never return.
Furthermore imagine if guests had the opportunity to go to both open houses and then make the choice?
Well, of course I am just imagining. That's not the way God has worked it out. From the beginning His plan for our eternal destination is in direct correlation to our faith in Christ. Will we believe what God and His Word says?
What if there was an open house in heaven? You could visit for an hour or so to see if this is the kind of place you would like to spend eternity. Let's imagine an angelic realtor walking you through and showing you the benefits of living for God and having this place as your eternal residence. The biggest challenge being that the guests just wanted to abandon their current living quarters and move in immediately!
Or, what if there was an open house in hell? A minion of Satan would serve as realtor and... well I really don't even want to imagine how his pitch would go! The guests complain about the heat and the burning sulfur smell and want to get out as soon as possible and never return.
Furthermore imagine if guests had the opportunity to go to both open houses and then make the choice?
Well, of course I am just imagining. That's not the way God has worked it out. From the beginning His plan for our eternal destination is in direct correlation to our faith in Christ. Will we believe what God and His Word says?
Today's
Suggested Music and Supplemental
Resources
Lay
your burdens
down
Here in the Father's house
Check your shame at the door
'Cause it ain't welcome anymore
You're in the Father's house
Here in the Father's house
Check your shame at the door
'Cause it ain't welcome anymore
You're in the Father's house
"There's
Joy In The
House Of The
Lord"
Click
to watch on
YouTube
Phil Wickham
This
is one of our
favorite songs
to begin a
church
service!
We
worship the
God who was
We worship the God who is
We worship the God who evermore will be
He opened the prison doors
He parted the raging sea
My God, He holds the victory
We worship the God who is
We worship the God who evermore will be
He opened the prison doors
He parted the raging sea
My God, He holds the victory
There's
joy in the
house of the
Lord
There's joy in the house of the Lord today
And we won't be quiet
We shout out Your praise
There's joy in the house of the Lord today
And we won't be quiet
We shout out Your praise
Audrey's
Open House
Monday, August
7, 2023 video
(see here on Google map for rural location where Audreys is located)
Here's
another view
of the corn
canyon after
getting to the
end of our
lead photo and
turning. We
have lots of
great bike
riding
opportunities
both rail
trails and
country roads
but there's
nothing quite
like a ride
through a corn
canyon!
(Click on photo to enlarge.)
(Click on photo to enlarge.)
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