Little Maude was very sick, and the doctor had told her father and mother that she would not get better. Although she was just four years old, she well knew what that meant.
“Mother,” she said, “where is my Daddy? I want to talk to him.”
Daddy came quickly and little Maude asked, “Daddy, has God got a door in heaven?”
“Yes, my dear, God has a door in heaven.”
“How do you know that?”
“The Lord Jesus says in the Bible, ‘I am the door.’”
“And may I go and knock at God’s door?”
“Yes, little Maude, Jesus wants you to come.”
“How do you know that?”
“Because Jesus said, “Suffer little children and forbid them not, to come unto Me; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.’ “
“Thank you, Daddy, I will knock, and Jesus will stoop down and lien, and then He will open the door and say, ‘Maudie, come in’.” Jesus said: “Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:2828Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28).
“All things are ready: COME.”
“ALL things are ready,” Come, Come to the supper spread;
Come, rich and poor; come, old and young;
Come, and be richly fed.
“All things are ready,” Come,
The door is open wide;
O feast upon the love of God,
For Christ His Son has died.
“All things are ready,” Come,
Tomorrow may not be;
O sinner, come; the Saviour waits
This hour to welcome thee!
ML 12/08/1968