Imagine your heart as a double storey house. The 1st storey is where the living room is, and the 2nd is where there are few rooms, which you hardly go to anymore. One day, you're happily at the 1st storey of your house, sipping your coffee, sweeping the floor, reading the newspaper, listening to music.
As you were enjoying yourself, you heard a knock on the door.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

"Creek"...and lo and behold, it's the devil. Devil asks:"Can I come in?" You wanted to close the door, but with a strong push from the devil, the door slammed right open, and you were pushed all the way back to the wall. There was a whirlwind, and the devil messed up the first storey of your house. The sofa was overturned, newspapers were everywhere, the TV was smashed. And then you tell yourself:"I'm never going to open the door for the devil again." You were so distraught, and didn't know what to do.

Then you heard a 2nd knock on the door. And you got up, and open the door. And there, standing in front of the door, is Jesus. Jesus said:"Let me in, and I will help you clean up your house." Willingly, you opened your door to let him in, and with Jesus's help, your house was cleaned up in no time.

And so your house was tidied up, with Jesus with you, you were happy, and you continued to live your life normally. And the next day, as you were chatting with Jesus in the living room, you heard the same thing.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

And instinctively, you knew it was the devil. You did not want to let him in, as you knew what will happen to your house when you open it.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

The devil knocked again. You were so fearful, but you just walked to the door, telling yourself:"I'll just take a peek, and close the door straightaway." And so you opened the door with a slit just enough to peek through, and BOOM! The devil with his strong powers, blast the door open, and at the gush of a wind, you were pushed back all the way to the wall again. The devil messed up your house, satisfactorily laughed at you and left.

You got up, and looked at Jesus. Jesus extended His hand, and told you:"I have conquered the devil before, and can conquer him anytime again. Give me the keys to your door, and I will take care of the devil the next time the devil comes."

With not much option, you took Jesus's hand, and handed him the keys to your door. Both of you started to clean the house, till it looked spick and span.

The next day, as expected, the devil came.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

Jesus got up, and went to the door. He opened it, smiled and said:"Here I am." The devil was shocked, and said:"Oops, sorry, I knocked on the wrong door." And he ran away to knock on another door.

Jesus closed the door, and looked at you. You smiled at each other, and Jesus said:"Let's go upstairs to clean up your rooms." You got up, took His hand, and went upstairs. Both of you entered the rooms one my one, and started to clean up. After you finish cleaning up one room, you went to the next, and do the same thing. And slowly, your the whole storey was clean.

Jesus and you then went back downstairs, satisfied with the job that both of you did. And both you sat in the living room, enjoyed some coffee, with the key of your door in His pocket.

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Jesus is up there in heaven, with his hand extended to each of us. He's just waiting for us to give Him the key to our door. =D

Are you ready to do it?

~story by Nick Vujicic~