Invite Jesus To Live With You

Invite Jesus To Live With You "I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you." Ephesians 1:18 Early in my career in hospital administration there was a story published in one of the medical magazines. I copied it and have kept it for years, and now want to share it with you. There was once a ward in a hospital with extremely handicapped people in it. These people were sent there as they were unable to communicate or even function properly in society. They were the product of extreme mental trauma suffered at the hands of others, either from childhood or in adulthood. The hospital had tried everything they knew to help these people recover, but not much progress was made over the years. The patients were mainly sedated most of the day, and lived isolated and lonely lives. One day a new doctor was hired to lead the department. Unlike all the other doctors that had gone before him, he told the hospital that he would like to move into the ward permanently, and live with the patients. The doctor moved in his things and started to live with these people. At night he would often sit with them and just talk to them. He would cuddle them and hug them and would show them love like they had not seen in their lives. After six months people that had not spoken in years began to speak. Others began to smile and others began to recover. Most of the patients eventually stopped their sedation and in time many of them returned to their normal lives. Through Jesus, like this doctor, God can move in with us. He can share our reality from within and not from a distant. He doesn't use medicine or a third party to heal us and show us the way, but instead He will come Himself and became one of us. So today no matter what you are facing ask Jesus to come live with you. You will never be the same as He can change your life. Robert W. Brock My Daily Devotional Volume Seven August 10