Some may think of Jesus as a door to door salesman or a cold call telemarketer. So that when He phones or approaches your door you pretend not to be available or at home by not answering the call or knock, others may become disgusted as slamming the door in His face or hanging up the phone, or if caught off guard unexpectedly may just dismiss Him all together by simply saying I’m not interested.
Now I am know what you might be thinking, this is just like those annoying religious people who you try to avoid when they show up at your door step peddling their religious wares. But I’m not talking about joining some kind of man made religion, but rather, securing a loving relationship, not someone trying to pressure you like a greedy salesman who is only interested in stealing the deal with some sales pitch as promoting a heavenly gimmick while avoiding the pit fall of Hell just to get your money.
Rather it is a complete role reversal from a “what’s in it for Him” to a “what’s in it for me”, as receiving rather than giving, Mt. 20:28.
We have been conditioned to believe that such behavior should be treated with great skepticism as sounding to good to be true and yet when it originates from the perfect love of God then we should take the offer more seriously, John 3:16.
This reminds me of the story of the Samaritan woman in John 4 who sees Jesus as an opportunist wanting a drink of water not realizing that this was going to be the offer of an eternal lifetime as receiving His “living water” of which she would not thirst again. Thus the reality of this whole visit became disproportionately advantageous to what seemed to be a momentary inconvenience.
Anyway when Jesus shows up, and He will, I would kindly ask that you would at least hear Him out before taking your business elsewhere.
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