Gracie was getting ready to start to school. In kindergarten she would need some pencils, a notebook, eraser, ruler, scissors, crayons, paste, a new dress and new shoes. She would also need a doctor’s checkup.
Gracie’s doctor used his otoscope to carefully examine her ears to see if they were okay. Yes, they were fine. He playfully asked her, “Did you think I saw a big bird in there?”
Gracie did not answer.
After checking her eyes, the doctor got a tongue depressor and told Gracie to open her mouth and say “Aaaaaah” while he looked in. “Everything’s fine!” Then he asked, “Do you think I saw a monster down in there?”
Again no answer.
Gracie’s neck glands were fine too, so the doctor got his stethoscope and explained, “Now I’m going to listen to your heart. Hmmm, sounds good.” And then he asked, “Is that some kind of animal that’s making all that thumping noise in your heart?”
Gracie quickly replied, “Oh no, Doctor. I have Jesus in my heart!”
I wonder what the doctor thought of that answer. Could you give the doctor Gracie’s answer? Do you know the Lord Jesus Christ as your very own Saviour? We have all sinned, but Jesus died on the cross, shedding His blood so our sins could be washed away.
Will you open your heart to let Jesus wash away your sins? Then you can say like Gracie, “I have Jesus in my heart too.”
At the heart’s door the Saviour’s waiting,
At the heart’s door locked in sin;
Can’t you hear Him gently knocking?
Open the door and let Him in.
ML-03/19/2006