Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Door of Freedom




This evening at church we had a very interesting time. It started out with the Light team of which Haleigh is a member! They did a really nice job! Then we listened as four different people came and talked about their lives and how frustrated they are. Then each one walked through the door to spiritual freedom. It was very good. The first man is a policeman and was critical and had no respect for people with problems. Then he told of a boy who was brought in to the police department because he was causing a problem. When this policeman asked him questions like where he lived, who his parents were, should he call them, etc. He discovered the boy really had no one who cared about him. He felt God talking to him and he walked through the door and the Lord helped him to change into a caring person. The next was a woman who was a successful lawyer. She had everything she wanted and needed. But something was wrong...she was empty. Her friend was always happy and excited about life. She finally walked through the door and accepted Jesus into her life. The third one was a funny guy, always telling jokes and making people laugh. But he was empty inside. No one knew that because he was always the funny guy. Then he walked through the door and Jesus filled his life with joy. He was no longer empty! The fourth person was losing her dad and felt so alone. Jesus came along side of her as she walked through the door. It was a very effective lesson for everyone there.
A side line about the door. It has served its purpose well. It was our back door at our former house until we did some remodeling, here at this house we used it for the gazebo until we turned it into a sun room and put windows in and a new door. Now it was used to show how we can be set free by simply walking through the door when we hear Jesus knocking. Jerry had to do some work on it to make it presentable and durable to be opened and closed so many times. Thank you, Lord, for knocking at our heart's door and coming in when we respond to You. Thank you, for illustrations like we had this evening. Thank you for letting us be a part of this good evening, both ahead of time, behind the scenes, and being in the audience to see how You make us come alive as we respond to You. I love You, Lord.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great work on the door. I love making props. for dramas, and seeing them used.
Tim

Anonymous said...

What a wonderful service! And Haleigh looks so pretty as she performs with her troupe. Thank you for sharing these!